It's sometimes referred to as 'elevator music,' but this actually does a disservice to easy listening, since such canned music often came produced and recorded as cheaply as possible. By contrast, Easy Listening was strictly European in nature traditional Italian, German, French and Polish songs often featured prominently. The style is often confused with 'exotica,' a brand of album-centered instrumental pop that featured more bizarre arrangements, and, as the title implies, based in a Western approximation of more exotic native music, usually that of South America, Africa, or the Caribbean Islands. This also meant that easy listening was essentially an album-sales format, relying on film soundtracks and versions of pop standards to survive. Some vocalists, like Andy Williams and the later Perry Como, became stars of the style, but most vocalists had migrated to the more radio-friendly Adult Contemporary genre by the time rock had completely conquered radio in the late Sixties.
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