Nice 'n' Easy (Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke album)

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Nice 'n' Easy
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1980 (1980-10)
Recorded1975 – 1980
StudioColumbia Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country [1]
Label Columbia
Producer
Johnny Duncan chronology
In My Dreams
(1980)
Nice 'n' Easy
(1980)
You're on My Mind
(1980)
Janie Fricke chronology
From the Heart
(1979)
Nice 'n' Easy
(1980)
I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry
(1980)
Side one (LP and cassette versions) [4] [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler 3:14
2."Nice 'n' Easy" 3:07
3."(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love" Paul Anka 2:54
4."Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" Clyde Otis, Mark Stein2:57
5."Loving Arms" Tom Jans 3:03
Side two (LP and cassette versions) [4] [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come a Little Bit Closer" Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell 3:12
2."It Couldn't Have Been Any Better"Ray Griff3:00
3."Atlanta Georgia Stray"Chris Gantry2:32
4."Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" Bobby Braddock, Sonny Throckmorton 3:22
5."Stranger" Kris Kristofferson 3:11

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Nice 'n' Easy. [4]

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaOctober 1980VinylColumbia Records [4]
Cassette [5]
United KingdomVinyl CBS Records International [10]

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