Recommendation time

Janie Fricke's 1982 album, It Ain't Easy

Lately, we’ve posted lots of pieces recommending singles and album tracks. The good folks over at Country Universe made it a weekly feature until a few months ago, so I’ve decided to pick up where they left off.  Wednesdays are now officially recommendation days.

My recommended track this week comes from the year 1982.  In the early 1980s during the Urban Cowboy craze, Janie Fricke rose to prominence scoring a string of 16 top 10 hits between 1981 and 1986, 7 of which went to #1.  Janie’s second chart-topper has always been my favorite.  ’It Ain’t Easy Being Easy’ employs the Urban Cowboy sound with Janie’s smoky vocal to create a country classic.  The album it comes from, 1982’s It Ain’t Easy, spawned 4 top 10 hits and secured victories at the 1982 and 1983 CMA Awards for the singer as Female Vocalist of the Year.

So what’s your recommendation?  You can keep the Urban Cowboy theme going with your favorite song from the era, or just point us in the direction of something totally different.  The choice is yours … what’s your pleasure today?

Listen to Janie Fricke – ‘It Ain’t Easy Being Easy’ on Last FM.

And for our readers outside the U.S. who can’t hear the full track on Last FM, click here.