Take It Easy (Crystal Gayle song)

"Take It Easy" is a song performed by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in January 1981 as the second single from the album These Days. The song reached #17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written and originally recorded by Delbert McClinton on his 1978 album, Second Wind.

Background

Gayle recorded "Take It Easy" in May 1980 at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Other tracks recorded at the session were "If You Ever Change Your Mind" and "Too Many Lovers". The session was produced by Allen Reynolds.

"Take It Easy" was officially released as a single in January 1981 and peaked at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart later that year. The song also peaked in the third position on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, becoming a larger hit in Canada.

Track listings

7" vinyl single

"Take It Easy" – 3:58
"Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" – 3:50

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)	3
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)	17

References

"Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crystal Gayle". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
^ "Canadian country search results for "Crystal Gayle"". RPM. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
"Crystal Gayle - Take It Easy (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

v t e Crystal Gayle singles
Albums Singles
1970s	"I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)" "Wrong Road Again" "Somebody Loves You" "I'll Get Over You" "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" "I'll Do It All Over Again" "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" "Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" "When I Dream" "Your Kisses Will" "Half the Way" "Your Old Cold Shoulder"
1980s	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" "The Blue Side" "If You Ever Change Your Mind" "Take It Easy" "Too Many Lovers" "The Woman in Me" "You Never Gave Up on Me" "Livin' in These Troubled Times" "'Til I Gain Control Again" "You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt) "Everything I Own" "Our Love Is on the Faultline" "Baby, What About You" "The Sound of Goodbye" "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Turning Away" "Me Against the Night" "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" "A Long and Lasting Love" "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris) "Cry" "Straight to the Heart" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Another World" (with Gary Morris) "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way" "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "O Holy Night" "Nobody's Angel"
1990s	"Never Ending Song of Love" "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)
2000s	"Hallelujah I Love Him So"

v t e Delbert McClinton
Studio albums	I'm with You (1990) Never Been Rocked Enough (1992) Nothing Personal (2001) Room to Breathe (2002) Cost of Living (2005) Prick of the Litter (2017) Tall, Dark, and Handsome (2019)
Live albums	Live (2003)
Singles	"Tell Me About It" (with Tanya Tucker)
Songs written	"Two More Bottles of Wine" "Take It Easy" "Squeeze Me In"

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