Easter (Patti Smith Group album)

Easter
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 1978 (1978-03-03)
RecordedAugust–September 1977
Studio
GenreRock
Length39:44
LabelArista
ProducerJimmy Iovine
Patti Smith Group chronology
Radio Ethiopia
(1976)
Easter
(1978)
Wave
(1979)
Singles from Easter
  1. "Because the Night"
    Released: September 1977
  2. "Privilege (Set Me Free)"
    Released: 1978

Easter is the third studio album by American musician Patti Smith, and the second release where her backing band Patti Smith Group is billed. It was released in March 1978 by Arista Records. Produced by Jimmy Iovine, the album is regarded as the group's commercial breakthrough, owing to the success of the rock single "Because the Night" (co-written by Bruce Springsteen and Smith), which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number five on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

  1. ^ "Easter > Chart & Awards – Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ "UK Album Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 2008-02-28.