end it is the performances of Spears that elevate I'm Not Easy above the fray," he concluded. Alan Cackett of Country Music People magazine gave the project a less favorable review in 1978: "Containing as it did three hit singles, you would think that this would have been a great album, but it featured disappointingly poor versions of songs made famous by others." Chart performance and singles I'm Not Easy debuted on America's Billboard Top Country Albums chart in December 1976. It spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart, climbing to the number 36 position in January 1977. It was among Spears's final top 40 chart entries on the Country Albums survey. Two singles were spawned from I'm Not Easy. The first was "Never Did Like Whiskey", which United Artists first issued in October 1976. It reached the top 20 of the American Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 18. On Canada's RPM Country Tracks chart, it reached number 28. The title track was then spawned as the second single in January 1977. It later reached number 11 on the Billboard country chart and number 29 on the RPM Country Tracks chart. Track listing Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I'm Not Easy. Musical personnel Tommy Allsup – Bass guitar Byron Bach – Strings Brenton Banks – Strings George Binkley III – Strings Larry Butler – Keyboards Jimmy Capps – Guitar Jerry Carrigan – Drums Marvin Chantry – Strings Roy Christensen – Strings Jimmy Colvard – Guitar Pete Drake – Steel guitar Jack Eubanks – Guitar Carl Gorodetzky – Strings Sheldon Kurland – Strings Bob Moore – Bass George Richey – Keyboards Hargus "Pig" Robbins – Keyboards Billy Sanford – Guitar Pam Sixfin – Strings Steven Smith – Strings Billie Jo Spears – Lead vocals Gary Vanosdale – Strings Pete Wade – Guitar Technical personnel Larry Butler – Producer Bill Burks – Design Bill Justis – String arrangement The Jordanaires – Background vocals Ria Lewerke – Art direction Carol Montgomery – Background vocals Gary Regester – Photography Billy Sherrill – Engineer Bob Sowell – Mastering Chart performance Release history References 1977 albums Albums arranged by Bill Justis Albums produced by Larry Butler (producer) Billie Jo Spears albums United Artists Records albums