<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Patch It Up" (8) </Td> <Td> "Easy" (9) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Patch It Up" (8) </Td> <Td> "Easy" (9) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> "Easy" is a song by Commodores for the Motown label, from their fifth studio album, Commodores . Released in March 1977, "Easy" reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The success of "Easy" paved the way for similar Lionel Richie - composed hit ballads such as "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", and also for Richie's later solo hits . </P> <P> Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group, given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent 2 weeks at #1 on the Billboard R&B chart (known as the Hot Soul Singles chart at that time) and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts in 1976 . </P>

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