It Ain't Easy (Janie Fricke album)

c It Ain't Easy is the name of a 1982 Country music album by country recording artist Janie Fricke. This was one of her most successful albums. The album featured her four big hits that year; "He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)", "Tell Me a Lie", "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy", and "You Don't Know Love"; the first three becoming #1 hits in that year.[1] The album rose on the US Country Albums Chart, breaking into the top twenty and peaking at #15.

It Ain't Easy
Studio album by Janie Fricke
Released	September 1982
Genre	Countrypolitan
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Montgomery
Janie Fricke chronology
Sleeping with Your Memory (1981) It Ain't Easy (1982) Greatest Hits (1982)
Singles from It Ain't Easy
"It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" Released: August 1982 "You Don't Know Love" Released: January 17, 1983 "He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)" Released: May 21, 1983

Track listing

1. "He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)" (J. Silbar, L. Henley) – 2:57
2. "Who Better Than an Angel" (Silbar, DuBois, Lorber)
3. "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" (Harrington-Burkhart, Gray, Taylor)
4. "Too Hard on My Heart" (Caneer, Johnson, Shelton)
5. "Little More Love" (Channel, Daily)
6. "Love Have Mercy" (Buckingham, Newton)
7. "Tell Me a Lie" (M. Buckins, B. Wyrick) – 3:35
8. "You Don't Know Love" (D. King, B. Foster)
9. "Heart to Heart Talk" (Morrison, Reid, Slate)
10. "Tryin' to Fool a Fool" (Schweers)

Personnel

• Background Vocals: Janie Fricke, Judy Rodman, Bill Warren, Tony Wiggins, Benny Wilson
• Bass Guitar: Bob Wray
• Drums: James Stroud
• Guitar: Don Gorman (track 1), Dann Huff, Kenny Mims
• Guitar Solo: Don Gorman (track 1)
• Keyboards: Shane Keister
• Lead Vocals: Janie Fricke
• Piano: Shane Keister, Ron Oates

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	15

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 128.