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"Forgiving You Was Easy"
"Forgiving You Was Easy"
Single by Willie Nelson
from the album Me & Paul
B-side	"You Wouldn't Cross The Street (To Say Goodbye)"
Released	February 1985
Genre	Country
Length	2:51
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Willie Nelson
Producer(s)	Willie Nelson
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"Forgiving You Was Easy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Willie Nelson. It was released in February 1985 as the first single from the album Me & Paul. The song was Nelson's tenth number one single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	10

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 245.
^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 245.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Willie_Nelson-2] "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[3] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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-"'''Forgiving You Was Easy'''" is a 1985 single written and recorded by [[Willie Nelson]].  "Forgiving You Was Easy" was Willie Nelson's tenth number one single as a solo artist.  The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart <ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=245}}</ref>.
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v t e Willie Nelson singles
1950s	"No Place for Me" "Man With the Blues" / "The Storm Has Just Begun" "What a Way to Live"
1960s	"Nite Life" "The Part Where I Cry" / "Mr. Record Man" "Willingly" "Touch Me" "Wake Me When It's Over" "Half a Man" / "The Last Letter" "Am I Blue" "I Never Cared For You" "Pretty Paper" "San Antonio Rose" "I Love You Because" "The Party's Over" "Blackjack County Chain" "Johnny One Time" "Bring Me Sunshine"
1970s	"Fire and Rain" "Yesterday's Wine" "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" "Bloody Mary Morning" "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" "Georgia on My Mind" "Blue Skies" "All of Me" "Whiskey River" "September Song" "White Christmas"
1980s	"Help Me Make It Through the Night" "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" "Midnight Rider" "On the Road Again" "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" "Mona Lisa" "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" "Always on My Mind" "Let It Be Me" "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" "Little Old Fashioned Karma" "Why Do I Have to Choose" "Take It to the Limit" "Without a Song" "City of New Orleans" "Forgiving You Was Easy" "Living in the Promiseland" "Heart of Gold" "Spanish Eyes" (with Julio Iglesias) "Twilight Time" "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" "There You Are" "Mr. Record Man"
1990s	"Ain't Necessarily So" "Graceland"
2000s	"Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) "Wurlitzer Prize" (with Norah Jones) "Beer for My Horses" (with Toby Keith) "The Harder They Come" "You Don't Know Me" "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" "Gravedigger"
2010s	"Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" "Just Breathe" "Grandma's Hands" (with Mavis Staples) "The Wall" "It's All Going to Pot" "Summer Wind" "Vote 'Em Out" "Forever Country"
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