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==Lyrics==
{{Make It Easy On Yourself}}


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==Credits==
|title = Make It Easy On Yourself
* Written by: '''[[Burt Bacharach]]''' and '''[[Hal David]]'''
|writer = [[Burt Bacharach]] & [[Hal David]]
* Recorded at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY [[Concert 1998-10-18|1998-10-18]]
|performer = [[Burt Bacharach]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
* Musicians:
|producer = [[Burt Bacharach]] & [[Elvis Costello]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Burt Bacharach]] - piano<br>''additional musicians unknown''
:'''[[Burt Bacharach]]'''
|record_info = [[TV 1998-10-18 Sessions At West 54th|October 18, 1998, Sony Music Studios, New York]]
''This section is incomplete.''
|release_info = December 8, 1998
|albums =
|singles =
|collections =
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos =
|videos = [[Sessions At West 54th]], 1998
|length =
}}<br>


==Discography==
{{song notes
'''Albums:'''
|first = [[Concert 1998-10-03 New York|October 3, 1998, New York, NY]]
*'''[[Sessions At West 54th]]''' (VHS), [[1998]] (plays over the closing credits)
|last = [[Concert 1998-10-29 London|October 29, 1998, London, England]]
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'''Singles:'''
==Alternate versions==
* none
{{song credits
|title          = Make It Easy On Yourself (Live 1998)
|performer      = [[Burt Bacharach|Burt Bacharach & Band]], [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Steve Nieve]]
|producer        = [[Elvis Costello]]
|musicians      = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Burt Bacharach]] - piano<br>
|record_info    = [[Concert 1998-10-29 London|October 29, 1998, London, England]]
|release_info    = March 3, 2023
|albums          = [[The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello]], 2023
|videos =
|length          = 4:07
}}<br>


'''Collections:'''
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* none
{{thumb: Sessions At West 54th}}
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[[image:The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello album cover.jpg|99px|center|link=The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello]]
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{{rboa
| year = 1962
| band = Jerry Butler
| info = A-side of single
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/song/make-it-easy-on-yourself-mt0005284284 AllMusic] }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1963
| band = '''[[Dionne Warwick]]
| info = ''Presenting Dionne Warwick''  
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/presenting-dionne-warwick-mw0000563800  AllMusic] }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1965
| band = The Walker Brothers
| info = A-side of single and on ''Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-easy-with-the-walker-brothers-mw0000457309 AllMusic] }}


'''Soundtracks:'''
{{rboa
* none
| year = 1965
| band = The Four Seasons
| info = ''The Four Seasons Sing Big Hits By Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-4-seasons-sing-big-hits-by-burt-bacharachhal-davidbob-dylan-mw0000200838 AllMusic]  }}


'''Various Artists collections:'''
{{rboa
* none
| year = 1966
| band = [[Cilla Black]]
| info = ''Cilla Black Sings A Rainbow''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/cilla-sings-a-rainbow-mw0000849067 AllMusic]  }}


==Covers==
{{rboa
'''Recorded by:'''
| year = 1966
* [[Jerry Butler]], A-side of single, 1962
| band = Percy Faith
* [[Dionne Warwick]], on '''Presenting Dionne Warwick''', 1963 (recorded prior to Butler's version)
| info = ''Theme From The "In" Crowd''
* [[The Walker Brothers]], A-side of single and on '''Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers''', 1965
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/theme-from-the-in-crowd-mw0000929001 AllMusic] }}
* [[The Four Seasons]], on '''The Four Seasons Sing Big Hits By Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan''', 1965
* [[Cilla Black]], on '''Cilla Black Sings A Rainbow''', 1966
* [[Percy Faith]], on '''Theme From The "In" Crowd''', 1966
* [[Burt Bacharach]], on '''Make It Easy On Yourself''', 1969
* [[Dionne Warwick]], A-side of single and on '''Very Dionne''', 1970 (live version)
* [[Tony Bennett]], on '''Tony Bennett's "Something"''', 1970
* [[Johnny Mathis]], '''Song Sung Blue''', 1972
* [[The Isley Brothers]], on '''Shout And Twist With Rudolph, Ronald & O'Kelly''', 1990
* [[The Divine Comedy]], on "Everybody Knows (Except You)" CD single, 1997
* [[Ronald Isley]] & [[Burt Bacharach]], on '''Here I Am: Isley Meets Bacharach''', 2003
* [[Rick Astley]], on '''Portrait''', 2005


==Bootlegs==
{{rboa
* ''This section is incomplete.''
| year = 1969
| band = [[Burt Bacharach]]
| info = ''Make It Easy On Yourself''
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-it-easy-on-yourself-mw0000201148 AllMusic] }}


|}
{{rboa
| year =  1970
| band = [[Dionne Warwick]]
| info = A-side of single and on ''Very Dionne'' (live version)
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-dionne-mw0001882116 AllMusic] }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1970
| band = [[Tony Bennett]]
| info = ''Tony Bennett's "Something"''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/tony-bennetts-something-mw0000175474 AllMusic] }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1972
| band = Johnny Mathis
| info = ''Song Sung Blue''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-sung-blue-mw0000846838 AllMusic]  }}


==Chords==
{{rboa
| year = 1990
| band = [[The Isley Brothers]]
| info = ''Shout And Twist With Rudolph, Ronald & O'Kelly''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/shout-and-twist-with-rudolph-ronald-okelly-mw0000315654 AllMusic] }}


{{rboa
| year = 1997
| band = The Divine Comedy
| info = "Everybody Knows (Except You)" CD single
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/everybody-knows-but-you-single-1--mw0000954166 AllMusic]  }}


{{rboa
| year = 2003
| band = Ronald Isley & [[Burt Bacharach]]
| info = ''Here I Am: Isley Meets Bacharach''
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/album/here-i-am-isley-meets-bacharach-mw0000322039 AllMusic]}}


{{rboa
| year = 2005
| band = Rick Astley
| info = ''Portrait''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/portrait-mw0000533702 AllMusic] }}


==Internal links==  
==Internal links==  
*[[Template:Make It Easy On Yourself]]
*[[Template: Make It Easy On Yourself|Lyrics]]


==External links==
==External links==
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Easy_on_Yourself Make It Easy On Yourself on Wikipedia]




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Latest revision as of 23:08, 17 February 2024

Oh, breaking up is so very hard to do

If you really love him
And there's nothing I can do
Don't try to spare my feelings
Just tell me that we're through

And make it easy on yourself, make it easy on yourself
'Cause breaking up is so very hard to do

And if the way I hold you
Can't compare to his caress
No words of consolation
Will make me miss you less

My darling, if this is goodbye
I just know I'm gonna cry
So, run to him
Before you start crying too

And make it easy on yourself, oh, make it easy on yourself
'Cause breaking up is so very hard to do

Oh, baby, it's so hard to do
Make It Easy On Yourself
Written byBurt Bacharach & Hal David
Performed byBurt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Produced byBurt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Burt Bacharach - piano
additional musicians unknown
RecordedOctober 18, 1998, Sony Music Studios, New York
ReleasedDecember 8, 1998
VideosSessions At West 54th, 1998

First known performance:
 October 3, 1998, New York, NY
Last known performance:
 October 29, 1998, London, England
     (6 known performances)


Alternate versions

Make It Easy On Yourself (Live 1998)
Performed byBurt Bacharach & Band, Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve
Produced byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Burt Bacharach - piano
RecordedOctober 29, 1998, London, England
ReleasedMarch 3, 2023
AlbumsThe Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023
Length4:07
Sessions At West 54th (video)Sessions At West 54th VHS cover.jpg
The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello album cover.jpg



Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 Jerry Butler  1962  A-side of single  AllMusic
 Dionne Warwick  1963  Presenting Dionne Warwick  AllMusic
 The Walker Brothers  1965  A-side of single and on Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers  AllMusic
 The Four Seasons  1965  The Four Seasons Sing Big Hits By Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan  AllMusic
 Cilla Black  1966  Cilla Black Sings A Rainbow  AllMusic
 Percy Faith  1966  Theme From The "In" Crowd  AllMusic
 Burt Bacharach  1969  Make It Easy On Yourself  AllMusic
 Dionne Warwick  1970  A-side of single and on Very Dionne (live version)  AllMusic
 Tony Bennett  1970  Tony Bennett's "Something"  AllMusic
 Johnny Mathis  1972  Song Sung Blue  AllMusic
 The Isley Brothers  1990  Shout And Twist With Rudolph, Ronald & O'Kelly  AllMusic
 The Divine Comedy  1997  "Everybody Knows (Except You)" CD single  AllMusic
 Ronald Isley & Burt Bacharach  2003  Here I Am: Isley Meets Bacharach  AllMusic
 Rick Astley  2005  Portrait  AllMusic

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External links

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