Take It Easy on Me
{{Infobox song
| name = Take It Easy on Me
| cover = Take_It_Easy_on_Me_-_Little_River_Band.jpg
| caption = North American 7" artwork
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Little River Band
| album = Time Exposure
| B-side = Orbit Zero
| released = December 1981
| recorded = 1981
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock{{cite web|first= Steve|last= Peake|title= Top Soft Rock Songs of the 1980s|website= liveaboutdotcom|date= May 6, 2019|url=https://www.liveabout.com/top-soft-rock-songs-of-the-80s-10695|accessdate= April 24, 2024}}
| length = 3:45
| label = Capitol
| writer = Graeham Goble
| producer = George Martin
| prev_title = The Night Owls
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Man on Your Mind
| next_year = 1982
}}
"Take It Easy on Me" is a song by Australian soft rock band Little River Band, released in December 1981 as the second single from the album Time Exposure. The song reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,{{cite web |date= |title=Billboard Magazine Hot 100 the week of March 6, 1982 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-03-06/ |accessdate=12 October 2024 |publisher=Billboard}} becoming their sixth and last top 10 hit on the chart and also reached No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was written by band member Graham Goble and produced by British record producer George Martin.
Background
Two versions of this song were recorded, with Glenn Shorrock and Wayne Nelson respectively on lead vocals. "The Night Owls", with Nelson on lead, had already been selected as the first single from the album. When Martin selected the Nelson version of "Take It Easy on Me" for the album and second single, Shorrock complained and his version of the song was used instead, and released as the second single in December 1981.{{cite journal|last=Miller|first=Chuck|title=Little River Band: Born in the Sign of Water|journal=Goldmine|issue=640|date=17 October 2004|url=http://www.chuckthewriter.com/lrb.html|accessdate=12 June 2010}}
Track listings
; Australian 7" (Capitol Records – CP-665)
:A. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45
:B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28
; New Zealand 7" (Capitol Records – F 5057)
:A. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45
:B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28
; North American 7" (Capitol Records A-5057)
:A. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45
:B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28