Free (Free album)
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| Released | October 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 3 January – 6 June 1969 | |||
| Studio | Morgan and Trident, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 35:56 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Chris Blackwell | |||
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Free is the second studio album by English rock band Free, recorded and released in 1969. It saw the burgeoning of the songwriting partnership between Paul Rodgers and 16-year-old bassist Andy Fraser; eight of the nine songs are credited to the two.
The album performed poorly, failing to chart in the UK and in the US.[2] The single releases, "Broad Daylight" and "I'll be Creepin'", also failed. Two songs from the album, "I'll be Creepin'" and "Woman", were later covered by the American rock band Three Dog Night.
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Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted.
- Side one
- "I'll Be Creepin'" – 3:27
- "Songs of Yesterday" – 3:33
- "Lying in the Sunshine" – 3:51
- "Trouble on Double Time" (Fraser, Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff) – 3:23
- "Mouthful of Grass" – 3:36
- Side two
- "Woman" – 3:50
- "Free Me" – 5:24
- "Broad Daylight" – 3:15
- "Mourning Sad Morning" – 5:04
Personnel
[edit]- Paul Rodgers – lead vocals
- Paul Kossoff – lead guitar
- Andy Fraser – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano
- Simon Kirke – drums, percussion
- Chris Wood – flute on "Mourning Sad Morning"
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 1 November 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Free". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Free – Free (1969) album review by Dave Thompson, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Sources
- Strong, Martin C. The Great Rock Discography, 6th edition. Edinburgh: Canongate Books 1994, 2002. pp. 392–3.
- Sutcliffe, Phil. Notes to Free by Free. Universal Island Records Ltd. 1969, 2001.
- Thorgerson, Storm and Aubrey Powell. 100 Best Album Covers. London: Dorling Kindersley 1994.
External links
[edit]- Free – Free (1969) album review by Dave Thompson, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Free – Free (1969) album releases & credits at Discogs
[[Category:Island Records albuhose