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"Easy to Be Hard" is a song from the 1967 rock musical Hair. It was written by Galt MacDermot , James Rado , and Gerome Ragni , who put the musical together in the mid-1960s. The original recording of the musical featuring the song was released in May 1968 with the song being sung by Lynn Kellogg , who performed the role of Sheila on stage in ...
Barnes' song in Hair, "Easy to Be Hard," was captured in one take, and this is the take seen in its entirety in the film. [ citation needed ] Her later scene in the desert outside the army base was filmed in Barstow, California , where she remained after production. [ 1 ]
Hair is a 1968 cast recording of the musical Hair on the RCA Victor label. Sarah Erlewine, for AllMusic, wrote: "The music is heartening and invigorating, including the classics 'Aquarius,' 'Good Morning Starshine,' 'Let the Sunshine In,' 'Frank Mills' ... and 'Easy to Be Hard.'
In 1967, singer Danny Hutton invited Negron to join him and Cory Wells to found the band Three Dog Night.The group became one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, selling approximately 60 million records and earning gold records for singles that featured Negron as lead singer, including "One," "Easy To Be Hard," "Joy to the World," "Old Fashioned Love Song" and "The ...
"Easy To Be Hard" (Cheryl Barnes) 3:39: 6. "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" 3:49: 7. "Good Morning Starshine" (Beverly D'Angelo) 2:24: 8. "What a Piece of Work Is Man" 1:39: 9.
Easy to Be Hard" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 3:11 Lead vocal: Negron. Features an uncredited string section. "Ain't That a Lotta Love" (Willia Dean "Deanie" Parker, Homer Banks) – 2:16 Lead vocal: Wells. "King Solomon's Mines" (Floyd Sneed) – 2:29 Instrumental, dominated by percussion tracks performed by Sneed.
The song was recorded by Three Dog Night in 1969, [3] on their 1969 albums Suitable for Framing (for which see note on piano outro) and Captured Live at the Forum.Their studio version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 [4] and number 4 in Canada's RPM Magazine charts.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "There isn't anything major missing, and while some of the non-singles material isn't particularly strong, there are enough worthwhile moments to make this a fairly consistent, enjoyable listen, in addition to being the one Three Dog Night album most fans will need."