Easy Come, Easy Go (Bobby Sherman song)

"Easy Come, Easy Go"
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album Here Comes Bobby
B-side"Sounds Along The Way"
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
GenrePop
Length2:43
LabelMetromedia
Songwriter(s)Jack Keller, Diane Hildebrand
Producer(s)Jackie Mills
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"La La La (If I Had You)"
(1969) 		"Easy Come, Easy Go"
(1970) 		"Hey, Mister Sun"
(1970)

"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for Bobby Sherman in 1970.[1]

The song was first released by Mama Cass Elliot on July 5, 1969, on her album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama.[2] Bobby Sherman's version was released as a single in January 1970,[3] and appeared on the album Here Comes Bobby, which was released in March of the same year.[4]

Sherman's version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[5] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[6][7] In Canada, the song reached No. 6 on the "RPM 100",[8] No. 7 on RPM's adult contemporary chart,[9] and No. 2 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart.[10] The song earned Sherman a gold record.[11]

  1. ^ Shapiro, Nat; Pollock, Bruce. (1973). Popular Music: 1965-1969, Adrian Press. p. 260.
  2. ^ Mama Cass - Easy Come, Easy Go, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Murrells, Joseph. (1978). The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, p. 285.
  4. ^ "Here Comes Bobby - Bobby Sherman". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. ^ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, March 28, 1970. p. 76. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 13, No. 10, April 25, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Adult", RPM, Volume 13, No. 6, March 28, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-13. Chart No. 690, April 12, 1970.
  11. ^ Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.