Artist: Long John Baldry

Title: It Ain't Easy

Condition:

Format: CD

Release Date: 2012

Label: Stony Plain Music

UPC: 772532131025

Genre: Blues

Album Tracks

1. Intro: Conditional Discharge
2. Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock & Roll
3. Black Girl
4. It Ain't Easy
5. Morning Morning
6. I'm Ready
7. Let's Burn Down the Cornfield
8. Mr Rubin
9. Rock Me When He's Gone
10. Flying
11. Going Down Slowly
12. Blues (Cornbread, Meat and Molasses)
13. Love in Vain
14. Midnight Hour Blues
15. Black Girl
16. It Ain't Easy
17. I'm Ready
18. Radio Spot

It Ain't Easy is Long John Baldry's landmark recording from 1971, marking Baldry's debut in North America, selling over 100,000 copies of the LP version. Produced by Elton John & Rod Stewart. Contains Baldry's best-known early hit, "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock & Roll." Players include Elton John, members of the Faces, and singers Doris Troy and Madeleine Bell. Songs by Leadbelly, Willie Dixon, Randy Newman, Elton John, Ronnie Lane and Rod Stewart. Extensive liner notes by Sid Griffin.