Easy (Kelly Willis album)

Easy is the fifth album by Kelly Willis. It was released on Rykodisc in 2002. The album went to number 29 on Top Country Albums.

Easy
Studio album by
Released2002
GenreCountry
LabelRykodisc
ProducerKelly Willis and Gary Paczosa
Kelly Willis chronology
What I Deserve
(1999)
Easy
(2002)
Translated from Love
(2007)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Austin Chronicle    [2]
BBC Musicfavorable[3]
Exclaim!favorable[4]
Rolling Stone     [5]
The Village Voice [6]

Soon after Easy was released, NPR's Meredith Ochs said that Willis "has found her true style" on the album.[7] Richard Harrington, a music critic for the Washington Post, ranked Easy as his 9th favorite album of 2002, writing that "Willis's originals, including the hurtin' anthems "If I Left You" and "Easy (As Falling Apart)," are among her best yet."[8]

Track listing

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  1. "If I Left You" (Kelly Willis) – 3:09
  2. "Easy (as Falling Apart)" (Willis) – 4:12
  3. "What Did You Think" (Bruce Robison) – 3:34
  4. "You Can't Take It with You" (Paul Kelly) – 3:03
  5. "Getting to Me" (Willis, Gary Louris) – 4:32
  6. "Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!" (Kirsty MacColl) – 3:57
  7. "Wait Until Dark" (Willis, John Leventhal) – 3:41
  8. "Find Another Fool" (Marcia Ball) – 3:14
  9. "Not What I Had in Mind" (Willis) – 4:07
  10. "Reason to Believe" (Willis) – 3:17

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 29
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 17
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 19

References

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  1. ^ McCartney, Kelly. "Easy - Kelly Willis". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ^ Caligiuri, Jim (2002-08-23). "Kelly Willis Reviewed". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. ^ Jones, Chris (2002). "Review of Kelly Willis - Easy". BBC Music. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. ^ Keast, James (2002-09-01). "Kelly Willis Easy". Exclaim!.
  5. ^ Blachill, Pat (2002-07-30). "Kelly Willis: Easy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-12-31). "Don't Call It a Comeback". The Village Voice.
  7. ^ "Kelly Willis, Learning that 'Easy' Isn't Always". NPR. 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  8. ^ Harrington, Richard (2002-12-27). "Richard Harrington's Top 10". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-11.