Easy Come, Easy Go (Bobby Sherman song)

"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for Bobby Sherman in 1970.[1]

"Easy Come, Easy Go"
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album Here Comes Bobby
B-side"Sounds Along The Way"
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
GenrePop
Length2:43
LabelMetromedia
Songwriter(s)Jack Keller, Diane Hildebrand
Producer(s)Jackie Mills
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"La La La (If I Had You)"
(1969)		 "Easy Come, Easy Go"
(1970)		 "Hey, Mister Sun"
(1970)

The song was first released by Mama Cass Elliot on July 5, 1969, on her album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama.[2] Bobby Sherman's version was released as a single in January 1970,[3] and appeared on the album Here Comes Bobby, which was released in March of the same year.[4]

Sherman's version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[5] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[6][7] In Canada, the song reached No. 6 on the "RPM 100",[8] No. 7 on RPM's adult contemporary chart,[9] and No. 2 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart.[10] The song earned Sherman a gold record.[11]

Chart performance
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References
  1. Shapiro, Nat; Pollock, Bruce. (1973). Popular Music: 1965-1969, Adrian Press. p. 260.
  2. Mama Cass - Easy Come, Easy Go, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  3. Murrells, Joseph. (1978). The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, p. 285.
  4. "Here Comes Bobby - Bobby Sherman". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  6. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  7. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, March 28, 1970. p. 76. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  8. "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 13, No. 10, April 25, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  9. "Adult", RPM, Volume 13, No. 6, March 28, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  10. "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-13. Chart No. 690, April 12, 1970.
  11. Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.
  12. CASH BOX Top 100 Singles - Week ending April 18, 1970 , Accessed July 24, 2016.
  13. "RPM's Top 100 of 1970", RPM, Volume 14, No. 20-21, January 09, 1971. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  14. Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970, Musicoutfitters.com. Accessed July 24, 2016.
  15. The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1970 - Top 100 Pop Singles , Accessed July 24, 2016.


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