It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy

"It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" is a song written by Mark Gray, Les Taylor and Shawna Harrington-Burkhart, and recorded by American country music artist Janie Fricke. It was released in August 1982 as the first single from the album It Ain't Easy. "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" was Janie Fricke's second number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 128.

Preceded by "War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)" by T. G. Sheppard	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 27, 1982	Succeeded by "You and I" by Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle
Preceded by "Heartbroke" by Ricky Skaggs	RPM Country Tracks number-one single December 11, 1982

Janie Fricke

Studio albums	It Ain't Easy Black and White

Notable singles	"Come a Little Bit Closer" (with Johnny Duncan) "Please Help Me I'm Falling (In Love with You)" "I'll Love Away Your Troubles for Awhile" "Down to My Last Broken Heart" "Pride" "I'll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)" "Do Me with Love" "Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby" "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" "You Don't Know Love" "He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)" "Tell Me a Lie" "Let's Stop Talkin' About It" "If the Fall Don't Get You" "Your Heart's Not in It" "The First Word in Memory Is Me" "She's Single Again" "Somebody Else's Fire" "Easy to Please" "Always Have, Always Will" "When a Woman Cries"

Guest singles	"On My Knees" (with Charlie Rich) "A Place to Fall Apart" (with Merle Haggard)

Related articles	Discography Columbia Records Larry Gatlin Tommy Hunter

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