Slow an' Easy

"Slow an' Easy"
"Slow an' Easy"
Promotional single by Whitesnake
from the album Slide It In
Released	June 1984 (US)
Recorded	1983
Genre	Glam metal; heavy metal; hard rock; blues rock; blues;
Length	6:08 (album version); 4:15 (radio edit)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	David Coverdale; Micky Moody
Producer(s)	Martin Birch
Whitesnake singles chronology
Music video
	"Slow an' Easy" on YouTube

"Slow an' Easy" is a song by the English rock band Whitesnake from their 1984 album Slide It In. The album provided the group with a commercial breakthrough in the United States, and this specific song, which was released as a promo single, became a hit on rock radio. "Slow an' Easy" and "Love Ain't No Stranger" reached #17 and #34 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, respectively.

Background

The song was co-written by singer David Coverdale and guitarist Micky Moody, who was the only original member, besides Coverdale, left in the band. Moody was possibly the one that influenced the bluesy style of "Slow An' Easy"; most of the material on Slide It In took influence from contemporary glam metal in terms of sound, in contrast to the earlier, blues rock based albums of the band.

In 25th Anniversary Edition of Slide It In, Coverdale comments on the songs recording by saying:

"Slow & Easy was recorded at 4 in the morning in Munich after a serious night's partying...Most of the vocals is just a live 'jam' lyric I made up to inspire the band as we recorded...I played around with the lyric later to try and make some sense of it..."

Although Moody did co-write and play the song, he soon left the band after the album's release. When guitarist John Sykes joined the band, Moody's guitars were replaced by Sykes' (along with Colin Hodgkinson's bass tracks being replaced by Neil Murray's, and Jon Lord's keyboards by Bill Cuomo). The song also features drumming by Cozy Powell. Most of the song features him kicking the bass drum, with some fills thrown in between the verses. A more basic drum beat is only prominent in the chorus and during the guitar solo.

A music video was also made for the song, which also helped to expose American audiences to Whitesnake. The music video features the band performing the song on a stage, which is inter-cut with scenes of a car crash and a woman whose necklace is strangling her.

Track list

Slow an' Easy (LP Version) - 6:08
Slow an' Easy (Edit) - 4:12

Personnel

UK release

David Coverdale – lead vocals
Micky Moody – guitars
Mel Galley – guitars, backing vocals
Colin Hodgkinson – bass
Cozy Powell – drums
Jon Lord – keyboards

US release

David Coverdale – lead vocals
John Sykes – guitars
Mel Galley – guitars, backing vocals
Neil Murray – bass
Cozy Powell – drums
Jon Lord – keyboards

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock ^[3]	17

References

^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. Minneapolis, MN. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-62788-375-7. OCLC 891379313.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Blabbermouth (24 January 2019). "WHITESNAKE's 'Slide It In' To Be Reissued As '35th Anniversary Edition' With Bonus Material". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Whitesnake Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[1] Popoff, Martin (2014). The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. Minneapolis, MN. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-62788-375-7. OCLC 891379313.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[blab-2] Blabbermouth (24 January 2019). "WHITESNAKE's 'Slide It In' To Be Reissued As '35th Anniversary Edition' With Bonus Material". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[3] "Whitesnake Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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