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Make It Easy on Yourself
"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which was first a hit for Jerry Butler in 1962. The best known version is the 1965 recording by the Walker Brothers for whom it was a #1 UK hit. Dionne Warwick, who made a demo of this song in early 1962, later had a hit with the song in 1970.
Jerry Butler.
Chicago-based Vee-Jay Records head A&R man Calvin Carter brought back
and, wanting the same arrangement featured on the demo flew to New York City to record the song in a session overseen by Burt Bacharach (although Bacharach's official credit was limited to arranger). "Make It Easy on Yourself" was released in June 1962 to reach #20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 that August; the track's R&B chart peak was #18.
The Walker Brothers.
The most successful pop version of "Make It Easy on Yourself" was the 1965 single by the Walker