Song · Jason Isbell
“Relatively Easy” by Jason Isbell
From the album Southeastern (2013)
“Relatively Easy” by Jason Isbell appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2013 and 2024. It was first released in 2013 on the album Southeastern. Its best result is #21 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #142 indie & aaa song of 2013 and #5,087 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Relatively Easy" lives on Southeastern, the fourth album Jason Isbell released in June 2013, a record he made after a stint in rehab and one he said he wanted to remember every minute of this time around. His friend and touring partner Ryan Adams was first lined up to produce; Dave Cobb got the job instead, and he adds percussion here too.
Isbell wrote the song on his own, sings lead and plays guitar, with Kim Richey lending her voice, Derry deBorja on keyboards and mellotron, Brian Allen on bass and Chad Gamble on drums. Mark Petaccia engineered and mixed it. The album drew wide critical acclaim, and in 2020 Rolling Stone slotted it at 458 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1012 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2024 | 410 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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