"Ease On Down the Road" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, best known in its 1978 release as a duet between soul singers and Motown alums Diana Ross & Michael Jackson. The 1978 duet was released as the theme song of the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz (itself an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and produced by Quincy Jones. The Charlie Smalls–composed tune was an R&B re-interpretation of both "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" and "We're Off to See the Wizard" from the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. In the song, Dorothy and the Scarecrow dance their way down the Yellow Brick Road, and give each other words of encouragement."Ease on Down the Road" is performed four times in The Wiz: once by Dorothy and the Scarecrow, once by the two of them and the Tin Man, by the three of them and the Cowardly Lion, and finally during the end credits.

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  • "Ease On Down the Road" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, best known in its 1978 release as a duet between soul singers and Motown alums Diana Ross & Michael Jackson. The 1978 duet was released as the theme song of the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz (itself an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and produced by Quincy Jones. The Charlie Smalls–composed tune was an R&B re-interpretation of both "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" and "We're Off to See the Wizard" from the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. In the song, Dorothy and the Scarecrow dance their way down the Yellow Brick Road, and give each other words of encouragement."Ease on Down the Road" is performed four times in The Wiz: once by Dorothy and the Scarecrow, once by the two of them and the Tin Man, by the three of them and the Cowardly Lion, and finally during the end credits. In the album version, Jackson & Ross sing by themselves. The recording was one of Jackson's first collaborations with Quincy Jones, who became his main producer during the late 1970s and 1980s.In 1980, while celebrating Disney's 25th Anniversary, Michael Jackson along with Disney characters, Michael Jackson performed their song after medley with "When You Wish Upon a Star", this was the only song re-sung by Michael Jackson without former label-mate Diana Ross. Released as a single by MCA Records in the late summer of 1978, the song missed the U.S. Top 40 by one position, peaking at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached #17 on the Soul Singles chart the same year. (en)
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  • "Ease On Down the Road" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, best known in its 1978 release as a duet between soul singers and Motown alums Diana Ross & Michael Jackson. The 1978 duet was released as the theme song of the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz (itself an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and produced by Quincy Jones. The Charlie Smalls–composed tune was an R&B re-interpretation of both "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" and "We're Off to See the Wizard" from the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. In the song, Dorothy and the Scarecrow dance their way down the Yellow Brick Road, and give each other words of encouragement."Ease on Down the Road" is performed four times in The Wiz: once by Dorothy and the Scarecrow, once by the two of them and the Tin Man, by the three of them and the Cowardly Lion, and finally during the end credits. (en)
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