Easy (Ralph McTell album)
Easy is the 1974 album by British Folk musician Ralph McTell. Guest musicians include folk pioneers Wizz Jones, Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson from Pentangle; Gerry Conway from Fotheringay; and Dave Mattacks from Fairport Convention.Track listing
All tracks composed by Ralph McTell
- "Take It Easy"
- "Maddy Dances"
- "Maginot Waltz"
- "Sweet Mystery"
- "Stuff No More"
- "Run Johnny Run"
- "Zig Zag Line"
- "Let Me Down Easy"
- "Would I Lie to You?"
- "Summer Lightning"
Personnel
- Ralph McTell - acoustic guitars, lead vocals, banjos, harmonium, harmonica
- Wizz Jones - guitar
- Bert Jansch - guitar
- Danny Thompson - double bass, bass drum, hi-hat
- Steve Bonnett - mandolin
- Mike Piggott - violin
- Lynsey Scott - violin
- Dave Mattacks - drums
- Gerry Conway - drums
- Michael Bennett - background vocals
- John Kongos - background vocals
Production
- Producers: Ralph McTell, Danny Thompson and Tony Visconti
- Recording Engineers: Phil Dunne, John Kongos, Mike Noble and Tony Visconti
- Cover painting: Enrique Serra
Awards and accolades
- "Easy" reached number 31 in the UK Album Chart soon after its release in March, 1974.
- "Easy" was awarded a Silver disc for record sales in August, 1976.
Release history
Track variations
The UK 1999 CD release includes two bonus tracks taken from a single released in 1972:
- "Teacher Teacher"
- "Truckin' Little Baby"
