Easy Lady

"Easy Lady" is a song by Italian singer Spagna, released in 1986 as the lead single from her debut studio album, Dedicated to the Moon (1987).

"Easy Lady"
Single by Spagna
from the album Dedicated to the Moon
B-side"Jealousy"
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreEurodisco[1]
Length4:08
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Larry Pignagnoli
  • Theo
Spagna singles chronology
"Easy Lady"
(1986)		 "Call Me"
(1987)

Although she and her brother, Theo Spagna, had already composed several songs for artists such as Boney M or Fun Fun, Spagna was known by the general public through this song.[2]

Commercial performance

"Easy Lady" topped the charts in Italy and Spain.[3] The single debuted at number 12 in Switzerland on 31 August 1986, peaking at number two in its fifth week.[4] In France, it debuted at number 38 before peaking at number four for three non-consecutive weeks, spending 10 weeks in the top 10.[5] That same year, the song was certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), denoting sales in excess of 250,000 copies.[6] The single has sold 80,000 copies in Italy and 600,000 copies in Europe.[7] Elsewhere, "Easy Lady" reached number 12 in West Germany, number 30 in Austria and number 62 in the United Kingdom.[8][9]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for "Easy Lady"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6] Silver 400,000[7]
Italy — 80,000[7]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] Gold 25,000^
Summaries
Europe — 1,500,000[18]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "IVANA SPAGNA". Billboard. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Best-known outside of Italy for her '80s Euro-disco smash "Easy Lady," Ivana Spagna has reinvented herself as a '90s pop songstress.
  2. Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit. tubes. Alinéa Bis. p. 82. ISBN 978-2-9518-8320-8.
  3. "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 41. 18 October 1986. p. 14. OCLC 29800226.
  4. "Spagna – Easy Lady". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. "Spagna – Easy Lady" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "French single certifications – Spagna – Easy Lady" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 21 December 2020. Select SPAGNA and click OK. 
  7. "Spagna – The Italian Revelation Of 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 44. 8 November 1986. p. 27. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  8. "Spagna – Easy Lady" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. "Spagna: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. "Spagna – Easy Lady" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 43. 1 November 1986. p. 20. OCLC 29800226.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Spagna" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. "Spagna – Easy Lady" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Spagna – Easy Lady" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. "Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 28. OCLC 29800226.
  16. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 921. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. Caroli, Daniele (5 December 1987). "Italian Dance Music With English Lyrics Is Selling Worldwide". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 49. p. I-1. ISSN 0006-2510.
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