Long John Baldry: It Ain’t Easy – COMPACT DISCS

Title: It Ain’t Easy
Artist: Long John Baldry
Label: Stony Plain Music
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 772532131025
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2012-04-24
Number of Discs: 1

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.

Tracks:
1.1 Intro: Conditional Discharge
1.2 Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock ; Roll
1.3 Black Girl
1.4 It Ain’t Easy
1.5 Morning Morning
1.6 I’m Ready
1.7 Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield
1.8 Mr Rubin
1.9 Rock Me When He’s Gone
1.10 Flying
1.11 Going Down Slowly
1.12 Blues (Cornbread, Meat and Molasses)
1.13 Love in Vain
1.14 Midnight Hour Blues
1.15 Black Girl
1.16 It Ain’t Easy
1.17 I’m Ready
1.18 Radio Spot