"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''

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chart, respectively.

Background

The song was co-written by singer

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and guitarist Micky Moody, who was the only original member, besides Coverdale, left in the band. Moody was possibly the one that influenced the

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y 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,

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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

– 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

References

{{Authority control Whitesnake songs 1984 songs Song recordings produced by Martin Birch Songs written by Micky Moody Songs written by David Coverdale British blues rock songs Geffen Records singles