Slow an' Easy

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This article is about the song by Whitesnake. For the song by Zapp & Roger, see Slow and Easy.

"Slow an' Easy"
Promotional single by Whitesnake
from the album Slide It In
Released1984 (US)[1]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length6:08 (album version)
4:15 (radio edit)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)David Coverdale
Micky Moody
Producer(s)Martin Birch
Whitesnake singles chronology
"Love Ain't No Stranger"
(1984) 		"Slow an' Easy"
(1984) 		"Still of the Night"
(1987)
Music video
"Slow an' Easy" on
YouTube

"Slow an' Easy" is a song by the English rock band

Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart, respectively.

Background

The song was co-written by singer David Coverdale and guitarist Micky Moody, who was the only original member, besides Coverdale, left in the band. Moody was possibly the one that influenced the bluesy style of "Slow An' Easy"; most of the material on Slide It In took influence from contemporary glam metal in terms of sound, in contrast to the earlier, blues rock based albums of the band.

In 25th Anniversary Edition of Slide It In, Coverdale comments on the songs recording by saying:

"Slow & Easy was recorded at 4 in the morning in Munich after a serious night's partying...Most of the vocals is just a live 'jam' lyric I made up to inspire the band as we recorded...I played around with the lyric later to try and make some sense of it..."

Although Moody did co-write and play the song, he soon left the band after the album's release. When guitarist John Sykes joined the band, Moody's guitars were replaced by Sykes' (along with Colin Hodgkinson's bass tracks being replaced by Neil Murray's, and Jon Lord's keyboards by Bill Cuomo). The song also features drumming by Cozy Powell. Most of the song features him kicking the bass drum, with some fills thrown in between the verses. A more basic drum beat is only prominent in the chorus and during the guitar solo.

A music video was also made for the song, which also helped to expose American audiences to Whitesnake. The music video features the band performing the song on a stage, which is inter-cut with scenes of a car crash and a woman whose necklace is strangling her.

Track list

  1. Slow an' Easy (LP Version) - 6:08
  2. Slow an' Easy (Edit) - 4:12

Personnel

UK release

US release

  • David Coverdale – lead vocals
  • John Sykes – guitars
  • Mel Galley – guitars, backing vocals
  • Neil Murray – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Jon Lord – keyboards

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock [4] 17

References

  1. ^ "Slow An Easy US release date". www.discogs.com. 24 October 1984.
  2. OCLC 891379313.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  3. ^ Blabbermouth (24 January 2019). "WHITESNAKE's 'Slide It In' To Be Reissued As '35th Anniversary Edition' With Bonus Material". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Whitesnake Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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