Easy To Love is a Cole Porter tune that became a 1936 film hit and a lasting jazz standard. It was introduced on screen by James Stewart in the 1936 film Born to Dance, sung to Frances Langford. Porter originally wrote it for Broadway's Anything Goes, but it was cut from the show for range reasons and later used in Born to Dance. The song charted three times in 1936, with versions by Shep Fields, Frances Langford, and Ray Noble reaching the charts. Over the years it has been performed by many jazz artists and vocalists including Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Susannah McCorkle, Don Byas, and Charlie Parker with Strings. Musically it is in G major, has a form of A1 - B - A2 - C, and is noted for its lilting melody and sophisticated harmony. Notable album appearances include Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956) and Susannah McCorkle Easy to Love (1996).
