It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)

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It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)
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Studio album by
Released1974
Genre Country
Length26:00
Label GRC (General Record Corporation)
Producer Ray Baker
Moe Bandy chronology
I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today
(1974)
It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)
(1974)
Bandy the Rodeo Clown
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [1]

It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman) is the second album by country singer Moe Bandy (Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.) released in 1974 on the GRC Label.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)" (Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer, A. L. "Doodle" Owens) - 2:39
  2. "Don't Anyone Make Love at Home Anymore" (Dallas Frazier) - 2:30
  3. "Somebody That's Good" (Eddy Raven, Ray Baker) - 2:55
  4. "How Can I Get You Out of My Heart (When I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind)" (A. L. "Doodle" Owens) - 2:28
  5. "Loving You Was All I Ever Needed" (Stan Kesler, Bobby Wood†) - 2:41
  6. "Home in San Antone" (Floyd Jenkins) - 2:14
  7. "I'm Looking For a New Way To Love You" (Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer, Moe Bandy) - 2:37
  8. "One Thing Leads To Another" (Eddy Raven) - 3:03
  9. "It's Better Than Going Home Alone" (Truman Stearnes, Guy Coleman) - 2:35
  10. "I'm Gonna Listen To Me" (Dallas Frazier) - 2:21

†"Loving You Was All I Ever Needed" was attributed to Dallas Frazier on the album cover, but to Stan Kesler and Bobby Wood on the record label.

Musicians

Backing vocals

The Jordanaires

Production

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References

  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 21, 2019.