Yeah, It's That Easy

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Yeah, It's That Easy
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Studio album by
G. Love & Special Sauce
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997
Genre Alternative hip hop, funk rock
Length59:35
Label Okeh/Epic [1]
Producer G. Love, Stiff Johnson,
All Fellas Band,
Johnny Jams
G. Love & Special Sauce chronology
Coast to Coast Motel
(1995)		Yeah, It's That Easy
(1997)		 Philadelphonic
(1999)
Singles from Yeah, It's That Easy
  1. "Stepping Stones"
    Released: 1997
  2. "I-76"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly C [3]
Pitchfork Media 3.0/10 [4]

Yeah, It's That Easy is the third album by G. Love & Special Sauce, released in 1997. [5] Dr. John contributed to the album. [6] "Stepping Stones" was a minor modern rock radio hit. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly thought that "songs like 'I-76', a goofball paean to his native Philadelphia, sound less like Ray Charles and more like Ray Stevens." [3] Trouser Press wrote that "the potentially worthy grooves found in the rim-shot soul of 'Lay Down the Law' and the jazzy hip-hop of the title track stretch into monotonous jamband crap that would make Dave Matthews apologize for his thoughtlessness." [8]

The Washington Post determined that "Love is at his best when he allows pop pleasures to shine through the montage of archival roots and hip-hop experiments." [9]

Track listing

All tracks written by G. Love except as noted.

  1. "Stepping Stones" – 4:24
  2. "I-76" (All Fellas Band) – 3:46
  3. "Lay Down the Law" (All Fellas Band) – 5:37
    • Dedicated to Greg Burgess
  4. "Slipped Away (The Ballad of Lauretha Vaird)" (G. Love, C. Treece) – 4:47
  5. "You Shall See" – 4:15
  6. "Take You There" – 3:11
  7. "Willow Tree" – 3:27
  8. "Yeah, It's That Easy" (G. Love, J. Clemens, Fela Kuti no agreement(part2) ) – 5:37
  9. "Recipe" – 3:36
  10. "200 Years" (All Fellas Band) – 2:33
  11. "Making Amends" (G. Love, J. Clemens) – 4:17
  12. "Pull the Wool" – 9:23
  13. "When We Meet Again" – 4:49

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Avery, D.M. (Nov 10, 1997). "Jackpot!". CMJ New Music Report. 52 (545): 22.
  2. ↑ Yeah, It's That Easy at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 "Album Review: 'Yeah, It's That Easy'". EW.com.
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ↑ "G. Love & Special Sauce Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Stovall, Natasha (November 12, 1997). "G-love and Special Sauce". Salon.
  7. ↑ Bambarger, Bradley (Dec 6, 1997). "The Modern Age". Billboard. 109 (49): 93.
  8. ↑ "G. Love and Special Sauce". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE 'YEAH, IT'S THAT EASY' OKEH/EPIC". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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