It’s So Easy

~ Recording by Linda Ronstadt

Appears on releases

# Title Length Release Title Release Artist Date Country Label Catalog#
Official
1.1 It's So Easy 2:30 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 1977
  • US
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 6E-104
1.1 It's So Easy 2:30 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 1977
  • CA
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 6E-104
1.1 It's So Easy 2:28 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt
  • 1980
  • GB
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) K52255
1.1 It's So Easy 2:28 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt
  • 1980
  • US
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 5E-516
1.1 It’s So Easy 2:28 Greatest Hits, Volume Two Linda Ronstadt
  • 1984
  • XE
  • US
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 252 255, 516-2
1.1 It's So Easy 2:30 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 1986
  • US
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 6E-104-2
1.1 It’s So Easy 2:28 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt
  • 1990
  • US
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 516-2
1.15 It's So Easy 2:28 Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 Various Artists
  • 1990
  • US
Warner Special Products, Time-Life Music OPCD-2584, SOD-05
1.15 It's So Easy 2:28 Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 Various Artists
  • 1990
  • US
Warner Special Products, Time-Life Music OPCD-2584, SOD-05
1.14 It’s So Easy 2:28 Pop Classics, Volume 1 Various Artists
  • 1992
  • DE
Arcade Deutschland GmbH (DE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label; this is not an imprint!) 88010062
1.5 It's So Easy 2:28 Gold and Green Various Artists
  • 1995
  • IT
wea (has logo with just "wea" on it)
1.12 It’s So Easy 2:27 Les incontournables des années 70 Various Artists
  • 1995
  • FR
Warner Music France
1.11 It's So Easy 2:28 I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the 70's, Volume 3 Various Artists
  • 1996-10-24
  • US
Priority Records P2 50952
1.2 It's So Easy 2:30 AM Gold: 1977 Various Artists
  • 1997
  • US
Time-Life Music, Warner Special Products AM1-24, OPCD-2762
1.12 It's So Easy 2:27 Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! Volume 1 Various Artists
  • 1997
  • ZA
EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!) CDBEST(WLMD)4
1.6 It’s So Easy 2:27 De Pre Historie 1977, Volume 2 Various Artists
  • 1997
  • BE
EVA Belgium 74321 46296 2
1.3 It's So Easy 2:29 Highway Rock: Dancing in the Moonlight Various Artists
  • 1998-06-16
  • US
Madacy Records 8469
1.1 It's So Easy 2:28 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt
  • 1998-09-15
  • US
DCC Compact Classics GZS 1128
3.5 It's So Easy 2:28 Classic Rock Superstars Various Artists
  • 1998
  • DE
Falcon Neue Medien 03 359, 03 360, 03 361
1.6 It's So Easy 2:28 Women in Rock: An Intimate Portrait Various Artists
  • 1999-09-14
  • US
1.1 It's So Easy 2:30 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 1999-12-23
  • XE
Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop) 7559-60510-2
4.13 It's So Easy 2:28 Las 101 mejores canciones del planeta Tierra Various Artists
  • 1999
  • ES
DRO (nut and bolt logo) 9548379622
2.17 It's So Easy 2:26 Listen to the Music Various Artists
  • 1999
  • XE
wea (has logo with just "wea" on it) 9548-37616-2
2.13 It’s So Easy 2:25 Simply the Best 70s Hits Various Artists
  • 1999
  • ZA
Gallo Record Company CDESP 034
2.4 It's So Easy 2:29 Singers and Songwriters: Late '70s Various Artists
  • 2000
  • US
Universal Music Special Markets, Time-Life Music 314524850-2, 314524851-2, 314524852-2, R812-10
1.17 It's So Easy 2:27 Simply the Best Super Stars Various Artists
  • 2001-06-20
  • JP
Warner Strategic Marketing Japan WPCR-10990/1
2.11 It's So Easy 2:27 Platinum: The Best Hits Selection Various Artists
  • 2001
  • DE
Warner Special Marketing, WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower-case “wea” with “records” below) 0927413852, WE 433
1.4 It's So Easy 2:26 Top 40 Hitdossier 1977-1978 Various Artists
  • 2001
  • NL
1.7 It's So Easy 2:28 Songs 2: Best of Westcoast Various Artists
  • 2002-09-02
  • DE
Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH)
1.4 It's So Easy 2:28 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt
  • 2002-09-24
  • US
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01) R2 76109
1.2 It's So Easy 2:28 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt
  • 2002-11-25
  • DE
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01), Warner Strategic Marketing 8122 73605 2
1.15 It’s So Easy 2:29 Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Vol. 4 Various Artists
  • 2002
  • ZA
BMG Records Africa, Warner Strategic Marketing CDBSP (CDM) 3091
1.2 It's So Easy 2:28 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt
  • 2002
  • AU
Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01), Warner Special Marketing 8122736052
1.16 It's So Easy 2:28 Tangled Journey Various Artists
  • 2003
  • ZA
Gallo Record Company CDSM206
1.15 It’s So Easy 2:28 Ultimate Seventies: 1977 Various Artists
  • 2003
  • US
Warner Special Products, Time-Life Music 19472‐2, OPCD‐2584A, R634‐05
3.10 It’s So Easy 2:28 Pure Country Moods Various Artists
  • 2004-02-09
  • DE
2.17 It’s So Easy 2:27 Absolute Seventies, Volume 2 Various Artists
  • 2004-02-25
  • SE
EVA Records (Sweden) EVACD 4035
1.55 It's So Easy 2:27 100 Hits Abracadabra Various Artists
  • 2004
  • RU
RMG Records RMG 1342 MP3
1.14 It's So Easy 2:28 Brokeback Mountain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
  • 2005-11-01
  • US
Verve Forecast (Verve’s folk and smooth-jazz subsidiary) B0005604-02
2.2 It’s So Easy 2:27 Chick Flicks: The Collection Various Artists
  • 2006-11-13
  • GB
Warner Music TV WMTV025
1.8 It’s So Easy 2:27 The Platinum Collection Linda Ronstadt
  • 2007
  • DE
Rhino (reissue label) 8122-79948-0
2.2 Its So Easy (Brokeback Mountain) 2:25 TV-Media Best Movie Hits Various Artists
  • 2007
  • US
1.10 It's So Crazy 2:26 Las 101 Grandes Canciones De Amor (disc 1) Various Artists
  • 2008
  • ES
Warner Music Spain 5186503635
1.1 It’s So Easy 2:30 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 2009-12-11
  • US
Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009–06-01; read annotations before use)
2.1 It’s So Easy 2:29 Original Album Series Linda Ronstadt
  • 2009
  • XE
Rhino (reissue label) 8122 79828 5
1.5 It’s So Easy 2:28 The Old Grey Whistle Test – The Album Various Artists
  • 2010-06-07
  • GB
Rhino (reissue label) WMTV140
1.1 It's So Easy 2:30 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 2010
  • US
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 785
1.5 It’s So Easy 2:28 The Collection Linda Ronstadt
  • 2011-09-05
  • GB
Music Club Deluxe, Rhino (reissue label) MCDLX525
3.1 It’s So Easy 2:29 Original Album Series Linda Ronstadt
  • 2012
  • XE
Rhino (reissue label) 081227971922
4.1 It's So Easy 2:30 The 70's Studio Album Collection Linda Ronstadt
  • 2014-05-27
  • US
Rhino (reissue label)
1.13 It's So Easy 2:28 Just One Look Linda Ronstadt
  • 2015-08-21
  • GB
Rhino (reissue label)
1.13 It's So Easy 2:27 Classic Linda Ronstadt: Just One Look Linda Ronstadt
  • 2015
  • US
Rhino (reissue label) R2 551257
1.1 It’s So Easy 2:28 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 2017-09-15
  • US
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.1 It’s So Easy 2:28 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
  • 2017-09-15
  • US
Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009–06-01; read annotations before use), Rhino (reissue label)
2.17 It's So Easy 2:27 Absolute Seventies, Volume 2 (disc 2) Various Artists
1.4 It's So Easy 2:27 Classic Soft Rock: Summer Breeze Various Artists
1.1 It’s So Easy 2:28 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt
    • US
    		Asylum Records (US Warner Bros subsidiary, was rock/folk now mostly hip-hop), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 516-2, D 160157
    1.1 It's So Easy 2:29 Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt
      • CA
      		CD 104
      1.10 It's So Easy 2:30 Take It Easy: The Sound of California, Volume 1 Various Artists
      (unknown)
      1.15 It's So Easy 2:28 Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 Various Artists
      • 1990
      • US
      		Time-Life Music SOD-05

      Relationships

      acoustic guitar: Dan Dugmore
      bass guitar: Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
      drums: Rick Marotta
      Clavinet: Don Grolnick
      electric guitar: Waddy Wachtel
      assistant engineer: Mark Howlett
      background vocals: Peter Asher
      Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
      Linda Ronstadt
      Waddy Wachtel
      lead vocals: Linda Ronstadt
      mixer: Val Garay
      producer: Peter Asher
      recording engineer: Val Garay
      phonographic copyright by: Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (2017)
      WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (2017)
      recorded at: Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (1977-05)
      recording of: It's So Easy (cover) (1977-05-23 – 1977-07-22)

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