"'Let Me Down Easy'" is a song by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the former lead vocalist of the Who. The song was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and included on Daltrey's sixth solo studio album Under a Raging Moon (1985) as the first track on the second side of the LP. The album was a tribute to the Who's former drummer Keith Moon. The song was released as a single in November 1985 on Atlantic Records.
The single reached number 86 on the US Hot 100 singles chart and number 11 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart.[1]
Background
When Jim Vallance was asked about the track, he recalled that they wrote the song during January 1984 and that: "Adams and I originally wrote "Let Me Down Easy" for Stevie Nicks, but I don't know if she ever heard the song. Regardless, I thought Roger did a superb job."[2] Bryan Adams appears in the original music video.
Critical reception
CashBox wrote that it's an "intimately passionate track which...makes good use of Daltrey’s powerful lead vocals."[3]
