<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Beaucoups of Blues" (1970) </Td> <Td> "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Beaucoups of Blues" (1970) </Td> <Td> "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972) </Td> </Tr> <P> "It Don't Come Easy" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr that was released as a non-album single in April 1971 . Apart from in North America, where "Beaucoups of Blues" had been a single in October 1970, it was Starr's first single release since the break - up of the Beatles . The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 in Canada and number 4 in both the US and UK singles charts . The recording was produced by Starr's former bandmate George Harrison, who also made an uncredited contribution as a composer . Starr performed the song with Harrison at the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 and it has remained one of his most popular hits as a solo artist . </P> <P> Although Ringo Starr received sole writing credit for "It Don't Come Easy", author Bruce Spizer writes that he had "substantial, but uncredited, assistance from Harrison". Starr subsequently acknowledged that Harrison had helped write it . In an episode of VH1 Storytellers (Season 3, Episode 4) in 1998, right before performing the song, Starr said: "I wrote this song with the one and only George Harrison ." He went on to say that Harrison suggested the last verse be about God . When Starr protested, Harrison suggested Hare Krishna . Starr protested again, and Harrison suggested "peace" as a topic, and they settled on that . </P>

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