Easier Said Than Done
"Easier Said Than Done" | ||||
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Single by The Essex | ||||
from the album Easier Said Than Done | ||||
A-side | "Are You Going My Way" | |||
Released | May 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:08 | |||
Label | Roulette | |||
Songwriter(s) | William Linton, Larry Huff | |||
Producer(s) | George Goldner, Henry Glover | |||
The Essex singles chronology | ||||
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"Easier Said Than Done" is a
popular song sung by The Essex that was a number-one song in the United States during 1963. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 6, 1963, and remained there for two weeks.[1] The song was written by William Linton and Larry Huff.[2]
The Essex were active-duty members of the
Camp Lejeune.[2] The group was not thrilled with the composition, but recorded it for use as the B-side of their debut single, "Are You Going My Way". The recording was unusually short, and editing was used to repeat part of the recording; even so, the song was only a little over two minutes. The single was released in May 1963, but "Easier Said Than Done" quickly emerged as the more popular side.[3] It became a major hit with broad appeal, reaching #1 on both the pop and rhythm and blues charts.[4] The song became the title track of the group's first album, which reached #113 on the Billboard album chart, becoming their only charting album.[5]
Chart history
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References
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 208.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2.
I was working in the communication department. We had a bunch of teletype machines, and when they were all running together, they had a beat. The sound of the teletype machines inspired the beat of Easier Said Than Done.
- ^ Jay Warner, American Singing Groups: A History From 1940 To Today (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006), 376.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 803.
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Albums 1955-2001 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2001), 272.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade, July 22, 1963". CHUM Tribute. 1963-07-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1963-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 7/20/63". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1963/Top 100 Songs of 1963". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Singles (Pop) 1963". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.