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“It Ain't Easy”
Song by David Bowie
Album
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Released June 6, 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Rock
Length 2:57
Label RCA Records
Writer Ron Davies
Producer David Bowie and Ken Scott
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars track listing
Side one
  1. "Five Years"
  2. "Soul Love"
  3. "Moonage Daydream"
  4. "Starman"
  5. "It Ain't Easy"
Side two
  1. "Lady Stardust"
  2. "Star"
  3. "Hang on to Yourself"
  4. "Ziggy Stardust"
  5. "Suffragette City"
  6. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"

"It Ain't Easy" is a song written and originally recorded by Ron Davies. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Ken Scott (born April 20, 1947 in London) is an influential English Record producer and Recording engineer. " Five Years " is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. " Soul Love " is a song written by David Bowie in for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972 " Moonage Daydream " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and first released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. " Starman " is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972 " Lady Stardust " is a song written by David Bowie in for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972 " Star " is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. " Hang Onto Yourself " is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. " Ziggy Stardust " is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars “ Suffragette City ” is a single by David Bowie. Recorded towards the end of the Ziggy Stardust sessions “Suffragette City” is a trademark piece " Rock 'n' Roll Suicide " is a song by David Bowie, originally released as the closing track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders (It is sometimes mistakenly credited to Ray Davies)

David Bowie recorded and released this song on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972. Ray Davies CBE (born Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944, Fortis Green, London) is an English rock David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - The song was originally recorded during the Hunky Dory sessions. Hunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1971 (see 1971 in music) The song was also released on the B-Side of the European, US and Japanese re-release of the single "Space Oddity" in December 1972. This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album.

It was also covered by The Raconteurs for a BBC Radio 2 Session. The Raconteurs (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia are a Rock band formed in 2005 featuring four members known for other musical projects Jack It was also covered by Five Horse Johnson for their album No. 6 Dance. Five Horse Johnson is an American Blues-rock band formed in 1995 from Toledo Ohio. No 6 Dance is the 3rd album by blues band Five Horse Johnson. Three Dog Night had previously performed the song on their 1970 album It Ain't Easy. Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 This article is about the album by Three Dog Night For the album by Long John Baldry see It Ain't Easy (Baldry album. Other covers include a version by Claudia Lennear who was probably introduced to the song after her meeting with David Bowie during his 1972 USA tour. Claudia Lennear (also rendered as Linnear) is an American soul singer who has worked with many acts including Ike and Tina Turner, Humble Pie David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. It appears on her 1974 solo album entitled Phew.

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