Easy Come, Easy Go (Bobby Sherman song)

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"Easy Come, Easy Go"
Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman.jpg
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album Here Comes Bobby
B-side "Sounds Along The Way"
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
Genre Pop
Length2:43
Label Metromedia
Songwriter(s) Jack Keller, Diane Hildebrand
Producer(s) Jackie Mills
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"La La La (If I Had You)"
(1969)		"Easy Come, Easy Go"
(1970)		"Hey, Mister Sun"
(1970)

"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for Bobby Sherman in 1970. [1]

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The song was first released by Mama Cass Elliot on July 5, 1969, on her album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama . [2] Bobby Sherman's version was released as a single in January 1970, [3] and appeared on the album Here Comes Bobby, which was released in March of the same year. [4]

Sherman's version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [5] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [6] [7] In Canada, the song reached No. 6 on the " RPM 100", [8] No. 7 on RPM's adult contemporary chart, [9] and No. 2 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart. [10] The song earned Sherman a gold record. [11]

Chart performance

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References

  1. ↑ Shapiro, Nat; Pollock, Bruce. (1973). Popular Music: 1965-1969, Adrian Press. p. 260.
  2. ↑ Mama Cass - Easy Come, Easy Go, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Murrells, Joseph. (1978). The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, p. 285.
  4. ↑ "Here Comes Bobby - Bobby Sherman". AllMusic . Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard , March 28, 1970. p. 76. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "RPM 100", RPM , Volume 13, No. 10, April 25, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Adult", RPM , Volume 13, No. 6, March 28, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-13. Chart No. 690, April 12, 1970.
  11. ↑ Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000 , Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles - Week ending April 18, 1970 , Accessed July 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ "RPM's Top 100 of 1970", RPM , Volume 14, No. 20-21, January 09, 1971. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970, Musicoutfitters.com. Accessed July 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1970 - Top 100 Pop Singles , Accessed July 24, 2016.



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