Easy Lady

"Easy Lady" is a 1986 song recorded by the Italian singer Spagna. It was the first single from her debut album Dedicated To The Moon on which it features as sixth track. The single was released in 1986 in most of European countries.

"Easy Lady"
Single by Spagna
from the album Dedicated to the Moon
B-side"Jealousy"
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreItalo disco, dance-pop
Length4:08
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Giorgio Spagna
Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli
Ivana Spagna
Producer(s)Simply Records
Spagna singles chronology
"Easy Lady"
(1986)		 "Call Me"
(1987)

Although she and her brother, Theo Spagna, had already composed several songs for artists such as Boney M or Fun Fun, Spagna was known by the general public through this title.[1]

Chart performance

The song was a huge success in many European countries. However, in UK it peaked only at #62 and stayed on the chart for four weeks.[2]

In Switzerland, the single went straight to #12 on August 31, 1986 and peaked at #2 in its fifth week; after that, it kept on dropping and disappeared from the top 30 after 13 weeks of attendance.[3]

In France, the single featured on the chart (Top 50) for 22 weeks, from June 28 to November 22, 1986. It debuted at number 38 and climbed every week until reaching it highest position (#4) for three weeks (on August 23 and 30, September 13). The song stayed for a total of ten weeks in the top 10.[4] It was certified Silver disc in 1986 by the SNEP for a minimum of 200,000.[5] According to Infodisc website, "Easy Lady" was sold about of 426,000 sales,[6] making the song the 750th best-selling single of all time in France.[7] The single has sold 80,000 copies in Italy and 600,000 copies in Europe.[8]

The single achieved a moderate success in Austria, peaking at #30 on the Singles Chart.[9]

Track listings
7" single
  1. "Easy Lady" — 4:08
  2. "Jealousy" — 3:52
12" maxi
  1. "Easy Lady" — 6:55
  2. "Jealousy" — 5:25
12" maxi
  1. "Easy Lady" (extended version) — 6:55
  2. "Easy Lady" / "Call Me" (combimix) — 5:50
12" maxi - Club remix
  1. "Easy Lady" (club remix) — 6:40
  2. "Jealousy" — 5:25

Certifications and sales
Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[5] Silver 1986 200,000 426,000[6]

Charts
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References
  1. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 82 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  3. "Easy Lady", Swiss, German and Dutch singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  4. "Easy Lady", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  5. Spagna's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  6. Spagna's certifications and sales See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "SPAGNA" Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-03-07 at WebCite (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  7. Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr Archived November 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  8. "Spagna - The Italian Revelation Of 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3 no. 44. 8 November 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via American Radio History.
  9. "Easy Lady", Austrian Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  10. 1986 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
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