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The Country Music Association bestowed Song of the Year honors upon "Easy Loving" in both 1971 and 1972. "Easy Loving" was certified gold for sales of 1 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America, [3] and was the No. 1 song of 1971 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. [4] In addition to all of its awards and honors ...
Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 [1] – October 27, 2018), [2] known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972.
Pages in category "Freddie Hart songs" ... Bless Your Heart (song) E. Easy Loving; F. The First Time (Freddie Hart song) G.
The review published in the January 29, 1972 issue of Record World praised the music but criticized the album's artwork, saying it is a "Great bunch of tunes, but they sure ruined the cover photos with the blue border and the 100 white stars. The graphic people surely can't put a damper on the album's contents.
Pages in category "Songs written by Freddie Hart" ... Easy Loving; G. Got the All Overs for You (All over Me) L. Loose Talk (song) M. My Hang-Up Is You; T. Trip to Heaven
Instead, A Moment in Time, which consists of traditional country songs, was released on October 27, 2009. The album features fourteen covers, including Mel Street's "Borrowed Angel," Glen Campbell's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and Freddie Hart's Number One hit "Easy Loving."
Hart had been a recording artist since the early 1950s and made his first appearance on the Hot Country chart in 1959, but had never reached the top 10 until 1971, when "Easy Loving" went to number one. [5] That song began a run of top 10 entries which lasted until 1975, when his chart performance began to decline again.
The second track is a re-recording of one of Stevens' songs that was included on his second album, This Is Ray Stevens . Cover versions include the Everly Brothers' hit "Bye Bye Love" and singer/songwriter Freddie Hart's hit "Easy Lovin'." Both the album and the title track (the album's sole single) did not chart.