Toni Wine (born June 4, 1947 in Washington Heights, New York City) is an American pop music songwriter, who wrote songs for such artists as The Mindbenders ("A Groovy Kind of Love"), Tony Orlando and Dawn ("Candida"), Elvis Presley, and Checkmates, Ltd. ("Black Pearl") in the late 1960s and 1970s. Wine also sang the female vocals for the cartoon music group The Archies, most notably on their #1 hit song "Sugar, Sugar" (singing the line, "I'm gonna make your life so sweet.") However, she did not sing the lead vocal in the song "Jingle Jangle", but her voice is quite prevalent in the chorus; the lead was sung by Ron Dante using his falsetto voice. In addition, Wine was a backing vocalist on Gene Pitney's "It Hurts to Be in Love" and on Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind."
Career
In 1963, Toni Wine had a nationally charted single with "My Boyfriend's Coming Home For Christmas". It reached #22 on Billboard's "Best Bets For Christmas" survey. She cowrote The Shirelles' early 1964 mid-chart hit "Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me".
"Easier Said Than Done" is a popular song sung by The Essex that was a number-one song in the United States during 1963. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 6, 1963, and remained there for two weeks. The song was written by William Linton and Larry Huff.
The Essex were active-duty members of the United States Marine Corps at the time, as was Linton, who wrote the song at the request of Essex member Walter Vickers. The song's rhythm was inspired by the sound of the Teletype machines in the communications office of their Marine post. The group was not thrilled with the song, but recorded it for use as the B-side of their debut single, "Are You Going My Way". The recording was unusually short, and editing was used to repeat part of the recording; even so, the song was only a little over two minutes. The single was released in May 1963, but "Easier Said Than Done" quickly emerged as the more popular side. The song became a major hit with broad appeal, reaching number one on both the pop and rhythm and blues charts. The song became the title track of the group's first album, which reached number 113 on the Billboard album chart, becoming their only charting album.
"Easier Said Than Done" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Radney Foster. It was released in June 1993 as the third single from the album Del Rio, TX 1959. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in mid-1993.
Chart performance
"Easier Said Than Done" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 12, 1993.
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"Easier Said Than Done" is a song by American R&B/soul singer Rahsaan Patterson, released in 2010. It is the official lead single from his latest album, Bleuphoria. The song was released on December 14, 2010, on iTunes and Amazon retail music website.
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Podcasts:
Toni Wine
ALBUMS
- Christmas When I Was Younger, Vol. 2 released: 2013
- Movie Love Songs released: 1997
- Here Come the Girls, Volume 3: Run Mascara released: 1992
Christmas When I Was Younger, Vol. 2
Released 2013- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Mary's Boy Child
- The Christmas Song
- A Christmas Love
- Gee Whiz, It's Christmas
- Holiday Hootenanny
- The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
- You're All I Want for Christmas
- A Christmas Love
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)
- My Boyfriend's Coming Home for Christmas
- Please Don't Take Our Tree for Christmas
- White Christmas
- You're My Christmas Present
Movie Love Songs
Released 1997- Up Where We Belong
- Take My Breath Away
- I Just Called to Say I Love You
- Time of My Life
- Against All Odds
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- Say You, Say Me
- The Way We Were
- Stand by Me
- Almost Paradise
- You Light Up My Life
- What a Wonderful World
- It Must Have Been Love
- Unchained Melody
- A Groovy Kind of Love
- Let the River Run
- The Glory of Love
- Endless Love
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
- The Crying Game
Here Come the Girls, Volume 3: Run Mascara
Released 1992- Easier Said Than Done
- Walkin' Miracle
- She's Got Everything
- Run Mascara
- I Want You to Be My Boy
- There You Go
- Kind of Boy You Can't Forget
- What a Guy
- That Boy Is Messing Up My Mind
- My One and Only, Jimmy Boy
- For My Sake
- Lover's Concerto
- What's Wrong With My Baby
- Can't Stop Lovin' the Boy
- Evening Time
- A Girl Is Not a Girl
- Johnny Angel
- He Don't Love Me
- I'm Into Something Good
- We Love and Learn
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by Essex
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by Angie Stone
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by Gilbert O'Sullivan
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by Galahad
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by Radney Foster
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by MxPx
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by Whitesnake
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by Jon Anderson
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by Darden Smith
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by Days Away
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by Donnie J
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by Ryan Toby
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by Morcheeba
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by Keel
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by A Static Lullaby
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by Shakatak
Easier Said Than Done
by: EssexMy friends all tell me
Go to him, run to him
Say sweet lovely things to him
And tell him - he's the one
Deep in my heart I know it
But it's so hard to show it
'Cause it's easier - easier said than done
My buddies tell me
Fly to him, sigh to him
Tell him I would die for him
And tell him - he's the one
Although he gives me a feeling
That sets my heart a-reeling
Yet it's easier - easier said than done
Well, I know (I know) that I love him so
But I'm afraid that he'll never know
Because I (I-I) I get so timid and shy
Each time that I look him in the eye
They all tell me
Sing to him, swing with him
And just do anything for him
And tell him - he's the one
I've got a love so true and
Yet I'm sad and blue
'Cause it's easier - easier said than done
Well I know (I know) I love him so
But I'm afraid that he'll never know
Because I (I-I)I get so timid and shy
Each time that I look him in the eye
They all tell me
Sing to him, swing with him
And just do anything for him
And tell him - he's the one
I've got a love so true and
Yet I'm sad and blue
'Cause it's easier - easier said than done