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Written by Commodores lead singer Lionel Richie, the song is a slow ballad expressing a man's relief as a relationship ends. Rather than being depressed about the break-up, he states that he is instead "easy like Sunday morning"—something that Richie described as evocative of "small Southern towns that die at 11:30pm" on a Saturday night, such as his hometown Tuskegee, Alabama. [6]
The song reached the top ten on both the US and UK music charts that same year. "Sail On" got as high as #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [2] while it made it all the way to #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 singles chart. [3] Richie later recorded the song with Tim McGraw for 2012's Tuskegee. [4] Cash Box described it as "a sparkling ballad."
All romantic love songs by Lionel Richie, unless stated otherwise. "Hello" "Penny Lover" "Three Times a Lady" (The Commodores) "Just to Be Close to You" (The Commodores) "Still" (The Commodores) "Sail On" (The Commodores) "Easy" (The Commodores) "Endless Love" (Richie/Diana Ross) "Truly" "Love Will Conquer All" "Say You, Say Me" "Do It to Me"
Richie's performance also included renditions of "Hello" and "All Night Long." Lionel Richie Performs “Easy” with Dave Grohl at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Watch Bryan Kress
Richie's 1982 debut solo album, Lionel Richie, contained three hit singles: the U.S. number-one song "Truly", which continued the style of his ballads with the Commodores and launched his career as one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and the top five hits "You Are" and "My Love". The album hit No. 3 on the music charts and sold ...
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Richie described some members of the Mystics as "jazz buffs". [5] The new six-man band featured Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics, and Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams from the Jays. They chose their present name when King flipped open a dictionary and ran his finger down the page.
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