Easy to Love

~ Recording by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidaySolitudeBillie HolidayAlbum
  • US1952-03-26
Clef RecordsMG C-690
1.15Easy to Love3:00Billie HolidayNight & Day: The Best of Cole Porter (German text on the cover: “Mit den Original‐Hits von…”)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1990
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)511761-2
1.15Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayNight and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)847-202-2, D110613
1.15Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayNight and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook (CRC)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), PolyGram, Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)DIDY 011731, P2 47202
1.15Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayNight and Day: The Cole Porter SongbookVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)847-202-2
1.15Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayNight and Day: The Cole Porter SongbookVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1992-01-07
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)511 761-2
1.22Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayThe Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1993-03-09
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)517 658-2
1.5Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidaySolitude: Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 2Billie HolidayAlbum
  • US1993-10-19
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)731451981029
1.5Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidaySolitudeBillie HolidayAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314 519 810-2
1.15Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayThe Complete Cole Porter SongbooksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels), PolyGram519 828-2
1.4Easy to Love3:04Billie HolidayFirst Issue: The Great American Song BookBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-06-21
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)P2-23003
1.4Easy to Love3:04Billie HolidayFirst Issue: The Great American SongbookBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)P2-23003
1.4Easy to Love3:04Billie HolidayFirst Issue: The Great American SongbookBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
Jazz Heritage524043K
1.11Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidayThe Very Best of Cole PorterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-06-15
UTV RecordsB0001780-02
1.5Easy to Love3:01Billie HolidayThe Complete Verve Studio Master TakesBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-12-13
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)B0004291-02
10.12Easy to Love3:03Billie Holiday and Her OrchestraThe Complete Masters 1933–1959Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 614-4
1.5Easy to Love3:02Billie HolidaySolitudeBillie HolidayAlbum
Verve Reissues
1.22Easy to Love3:00Billie HolidayThe Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-08-17
Verve Reissues
1.5Easy to Love3:00Billie HolidaySolitudeBillie HolidayAlbum
  • XW2018-11-30
Verve Reissues
1.5Easy to Love3:00Billie HolidaySolitudeBillie HolidayAlbum
  • JP2023-11-22
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)UCCU-6358
3.9Easy to Love3:01Billie HolidayIntegral Billie Holiday 1946 - 1959 (Digital download)Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2024-02-09
Diggers Factory (French vinyl crowdfunding site/record label)[none]

Relationships

double bass:Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:Easy to Love (on 1952-03-26)

Related works

Easy to Love

lyricist and composer:Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:Chappell (library/production music)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Chappell Music Ltd.
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
later translated versions:C'est si facile de vous aimer
part of:Anything Goes (number)
Born to Dance