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Free
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1969[1]
Recorded3 January – 6 June 1969
StudioMorgan and Trident, London
GenreBlues rock
Length35:56
LabelIsland
ProducerChris Blackwell
Free chronology
Tons of Sobs
(1969)
Free
(1969)
Fire and Water
(1970)

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted.

Side one
  1. "I'll Be Creepin'" – 3:27
  2. "Songs of Yesterday" – 3:33
  3. "Lying in the Sunshine" – 3:51
  4. "Trouble on Double Time" (Fraser, Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff) – 3:23
  5. "Mouthful of Grass" – 3:36
Side two
  1. "Woman" – 3:50
  2. "Free Me" – 5:24
  3. "Broad Daylight" – 3:15
  4. "Mourning Sad Morning" – 5:04

Personnel

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References

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Citations
  1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 1 November 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Free". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
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