Easy
Commodores | Artist Essentials
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original 1977 full studio album presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The relaxed piano rhythm leaves the small guitar responses and the smooth lead phrasing in clear view.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1977 and belongs to the original Commodores program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1977 full studio album presentation
Credit: Commodores
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Commodores
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Commodores - original licensed album program
The original 1977 program identifies the selected Commodores performances. Only original program membership and corroborated year are used. Isolated inherited track dates, later anthologies, extended mixes and live versions do not replace the original release event. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The original studio album presentation is selected. The licensed anthology separately identifies an extended presentation, while the actual annual title does not state its edition. The actual candidate remains provisional pending that presentation review.
Commodores - original licensed album program
The original 1977 program identifies the selected Commodores performances. Only original program membership and corroborated year are used. Isolated inherited track dates, later anthologies, extended mixes and live versions do not replace the original release event. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Commodores Anthology - extended and live edition labels
The licensed anthology separately labels the Brick House 12-inch mix, long Zoom, extended Easy and live Come Inside. Numerous inherited 1977 dates on later songs are plainly unsuitable as original dates; this source establishes presentation distinctions only. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
All the Great Hits - labeled single presentations
The licensed original-hit anthology explicitly labels shorter single versions of Three Times a Lady, Sail On, Still and Lady. Its package year is not used to date older recordings. These editions are compared with the selected full studio album presentations. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Commodores
The Commodores developed from musicians studying at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Their recordings joined tightly played funk with melodic ballads, giving space to several songwriters and contrasting lead voices. Machine Gun and Walter Orange's performances on Brick House represent the group's rhythmic side, while Lionel Richie sang songs including Easy and Three Times a Lady. Producer James Anthony Carmichael helped shape their recorded work. After Richie left for a solo career, the group continued with J.D. Nicholas and the later recording Nightshift.
Artist background sources
Classic Motown: The Commodores
Label history supports Tuskegee origins, funk/ballad range, distinct vocal roles, Carmichael and post-Richie continuation; reviewed retained Commodores/The Commodores variants share one catalog ID. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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