Ain't Love Easy is a solo recording by Shirley Jones that was also used on The Partridge Family.
In real life[]
The song was written by Carol Hall. It was recorded and released as a solo Shirley Jones single.
On the series[]
Keith Partridge writes the song for Shirley Partridge to sing. They rehearse it a few times. In A Likely Candidate, during Richard Lawrence's campaign rally, Keith tells the audience that they've never performed the song before and says, "Perhaps with a little bit of your help we can get her to sing it here tonight." Shirley is surprised, but agrees to sing the song. Keith plays acoustic guitar.