Philip Bailey Duet with Phil Collins

"Easy Lover" is a collaboration between Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins of Genesis, co-written by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East. The song, featured on Bailey's solo album Chinese Wall, was a No. 1 hit in multiple countries and marked Bailey's sole Top 40 hit as a solo artist in the US. In the UK, it topped the charts for four weeks and in the US, it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, spending 23 weeks on the chart.

The track received critical acclaim, winning an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video in 1985 and garnering a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals in 1986. Despite its success, the single faced challenges in Australia due to a record company dispute, while achieving platinum certifications in both the UK and Canada, and gold in the US.