Let Me Down Easy (Roger Daltrey song)

"'Let Me Down Easy'" is a song by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the former lead singer of The Who. The song was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and included on Daltrey's sixth solo album Under a Raging Moon as the first track on the second side of the LP. The album was a tribute to The Who's former drummer Keith Moon. The song was released as a single in November 1985 on Atlantic Records.

"Let Me Down Easy"
Single by Roger Daltrey
from the album Under a Raging Moon
ReleasedNovember 1985 (USA & Canada only)
Recorded1985
GenreRock
Length4:08
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Producer(s)Alan Shacklock
Roger Daltrey singles chronology
"After the Fire"
(1985)		 "Let Me Down Easy"
(1985)		 "Under a Raging Moon"
(1986)

The single reached number 86 on the US Hot 100 singles chart and number 11 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart.[1]

Background

When Jim Vallance was asked about the track, he recalled that they wrote the song during January 1984 and that: "Adams and I originally wrote "Let Me Down Easy" for Stevie Nicks, but I don't know if she ever heard the song. Regardless, I thought Roger did a superb job."[2] Bryan Adams appears in the original music video.

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] 82
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 86
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 11

References
  1. "Roger Daltrey - 'Billboard' chart history".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "RPM 100". RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. 43 (15). 21 December 1985. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

"Let Me Down Easy" at Discogs (list of releases)

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