Lovin ' Her was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) - wikipedia Lovin ' Her was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' Single by Kris Kristofferson from the album The Silver Tongued Devil and I Released 1971 Format 7 '' single Genre Country Length 3 : 47 Label Monument 8525 - K Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Fred Foster Kris Kristofferson singles chronology `` Jody and the Kid '' ( 1970 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' ( 1971 ) `` Taker '' ( 1971 ) `` Jody and the Kid '' ( 1970 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again '' ( 1971 ) `` Taker '' ( 1971 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' is a song written, composed, first recorded, and first released by Kris Kristofferson. It was also recorded and released by Roger Miller, who included it on his album The Best of Roger Miller and released it as a single in July 1971. Ten years later, it was recorded by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers for the album Lovin ' Her Was Easier. Contents 1 Lyrics content 2 Kris Kristofferson version 3 Roger Miller version 4 Tompall & the Glaser Brothers version 4.1 Chart performance 5 Mark Chesnutt version 6 Other versions 7 References Lyrics content The narrator describes a lover in somewhat nostalgic terms, using images drawn from nature and references to inter-personal intimacy. As originally performed by Kristofferson himself, it is the key of C major. Kris Kristofferson version Kristofferson recorded the song on his 1971 album for Monument Records, The Silver Tongued Devil and I. Kristofferson 's rendition of the song was not promoted to country music radio. It reached 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 4 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. In Canada, it reached 21 on the RPM Top Singles charts and 8 on that same publication 's Adult Contemporary list. Chart ( 1971 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 26 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Canadian RPM Top Singles 21 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 8 Roger Miller version `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' Single by Roger Miller from the album The Best of Roger Miller B - side `` Qua la Linta '' Released July 1971 Format 7 '' single Genre Country Length 3 : 06 Label Mercury 73230 Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Jerry Fuller Roger Miller singles chronology `` Tomorrow Night in Baltimore '' ( 1971 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' ( 1971 ) `` We Found It in Each Other 's Arms '' ( 1972 ) `` Tomorrow Night in Baltimore '' ( 1971 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again '' ( 1971 ) `` We Found It in Each Other 's Arms '' ( 1972 ) Miller 's version of the song entered the Hot Country Singles chart in August 1971. The song spent eleven weeks on that chart and peaked at 28. In Canada, the song debuted at 50 on the RPM Country Tracks charts dated for September 11, 1971, peaking at 8 on the chart week of October 16. Chart ( 1971 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 28 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 8 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 11 Tompall & the Glaser Brothers version `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' Single by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers from the album Lovin ' Her Was Easier B - side `` United We Fall '' Released 1981 Format 7 '' single Genre Country Label Elektra 73230 Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Jimmy Bowen Tompall & the Glaser Brothers singles chronology `` Sweet City Woman '' ( 1980 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Just One Time '' ( 1981 ) `` Sweet City Woman '' ( 1980 ) `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again '' ( 1981 ) `` Just One Time '' ( 1981 ) Tompall & the Glaser Brothers recorded the song in 1981. This was the group 's third single following its 1980 reunion, as frontman Tompall Glaser had departed the group in 1973 for a solo career. Released in mid-1981, this version of `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier '' went on to become the group 's highest - charting single. It was also the title track of the Glaser brothers 's reunion album, Lovin ' Her Was Easier. Following the release of this song, the Glaser brothers recorded only four more cuts for Elektra before disbanding a second time. Chart performance Tompall & the Glaser Brothers ' rendition of the song spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard country music chart. The song reached a peak of number 2 on that chart, holding the position for two weeks. It also reached a number 2 peak on the RPM country singles charts. Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles Canadian RPM Hot Country Singles Mark Chesnutt version In 2010, Mark Chesnutt included his version of the song on his album Outlaw, an album which comprises covers of songs recorded by `` outlaw '' country music artists. His version was released as the first single from it. Chesnutt told LimeWire that, although he was familiar with both Kristofferson 's and the Glaser Brothers 's renditions of the songs, he `` was n't a big fan of the song '' until he heard Waylon Jennings sing it. ( Jennings recorded the song on his 1971 album The Taker / Tulsa. ) Other versions Waylon Jennings recorded the song for his 1971 album The Taker / Tulsa Billie Jo Spears recorded the song as `` Loving him was easier ( than anything I 'll ever do again ) '' in 1977 for her album If you want me Nana Mouskouri recorded the song - also as `` Loving him was easier ( than anything I 'll ever do again ) '' - in 1982 for her album Song for Liberty Willie Nelson and Dyan Cannon recorded the song as `` Loving Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' for film `` Honeysuckle Rose '' Anita Carter with Billy Sanford ( gt ) Recorded 29 January 1971 Skeeter Davis with Vocal Accompaniment by The Jordanaires and The Nashville Edition, 1972 Billy Ray Cyrus recorded the song for his 2016 album Thin Line References Jump up ^ Ruhlmann, William. `` The Silver Tongued Devil and I review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ Ruhlmann, William. `` Kris Kristofferson biography ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` Kris Kristofferson : Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top Singles : October 9, 1971 ''. RPM. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` RPM Adult Contemporary : September 18, 1971 ''. RPM. Retrieved 16 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( August 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` RPM Country Tracks : September 11, 1971 ''. RPM. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` RPM Country Tracks : October 16, 1971 ''. RPM. Retrieved 16 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, p. 163 ^ Jump up to : Wolff, Kurt ; Orla Duane ( 2000 ). Country Music : The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 356. ISBN 1 - 85828 - 534 - 8. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` RPM Country Tracks : August 29, 1981 ''. RPM. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ Hackett, Vernell. `` Mark Chesnutt pays tribute to his ' outlaw ' heroes ''. The Boot. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Outlaw Side of Mark Chesnutt ''. LimeWire. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Taker / Tulsa ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2010. hide Kris Kristofferson Albums Kristofferson The Silver Tongued Devil and I Border Lord Jesus Was a Capricorn Spooky Lady 's Sideshow Who 's to Bless and Who 's to Blame Surreal Thing Songs of Kristofferson Easter Island Shake Hands with the Devil To the Bone The Winning Hand ( with Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, Dolly Parton ) Music from Songwriter ( with Willie Nelson ) Repossessed Third World Warrior A Moment of Forever The Austin Sessions This Old Road Closer to the Bone With Rita Coolidge Full Moon Breakaway Natural Act With The Highwaymen Highwayman Highwayman 2 The Road Goes on Forever Live Live at the Philharmonic Broken Freedom Song : Live from San Francisco Compilation albums Songs of Kristofferson The Essential Kris Kristofferson Please Do n't Tell Me How the Story Ends : The Publishing Demos The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection See also Discography Filmography Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson hide Mark Chesnutt Studio albums Too Cold at Home Longnecks & Short Stories Almost Goodbye What a Way to Live Wings Thank God for Believers I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt Savin ' the Honky Tonk Heard It in a Love Song Rollin ' with the Flow Outlaw Compilation albums Greatest Hits Notable singles `` Too Cold at Home '' `` Brother Jukebox '' `` Blame It on Texas '' `` Your Love Is a Miracle '' `` Broken Promise Land '' `` Old Flames Have New Names '' `` I 'll Think of Something '' `` Bubba Shot the Jukebox '' `` Ol ' Country '' `` It Sure Is Monday '' `` Almost Goodbye '' `` I Just Wanted You to Know '' `` Woman, Sensuous Woman '' `` She Dreams '' `` Goin ' Through the Big D '' `` Gonna Get a Life '' `` Down in Tennessee '' `` Trouble '' `` It Would n't Hurt to Have Wings '' `` Wrong Place, Wrong Time '' `` It 's a Little Too Late '' `` Let It Rain '' `` Thank God for Believers '' `` It 's Not Over '' `` I Might Even Quit Lovin ' You '' `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' `` This Heartache Never Sleeps '' `` Fallin ' Never Felt So Good '' `` Lost in the Feeling '' `` She Was '' `` The Lord Loves the Drinkin ' Man '' `` I 'm a Saint '' `` Heard It in a Love Song '' `` Rollin ' with the Flow '' `` Lovin ' Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I 'll Ever Do Again ) '' Guest singles `` A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side '' ( with Tracy Byrd ) Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lovin%27_Her_Was_Easier_(Than_Anything_I%27ll_Ever_Do_Again)&oldid=835172831 '' Categories : 1971 singles 1981 singles 2010 singles Mark Chesnutt songs Waylon Jennings songs Kris Kristofferson songs Roger Miller songs Tompall & the Glaser Brothers songs Songs written by Kris Kristofferson Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Song recordings produced by Fred Foster 1971 songs Monument Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 7 April 2018, at 00 : 36. 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Question: who wrote loving her was easier than anything i'll ever do again
Answer: Kris Kristofferson