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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of all songs performed by the English rock band Free. Songs recorded by Free. Title Year ...
Rolling Stone has referred to the band as "British hard rock pioneers". [12] The magazine ranked Rodgers No. 55 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", [13] and Kossoff at No. 51 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". [12] Free were signed to Island Records in the UK and A&M Records in North America.
Signed with Island Records, the group are known for their hit songs "All Right Now” and "Wishing Well". Free's discography consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 18 compilation albums, one EP, 16 singles and two video albums. The band released their debut album Tons of Sobs in 1969. [1]
Fraser also co-wrote two other hit singles for Free, "My Brother Jake" and "The Stealer". [7] Free initially split in 1971, and Fraser formed a trio, Toby, with guitarist Adrian Fisher, and drummer Stan Speake. [8] Material was recorded but not released, and Fraser re-joined Free in December 1971. He left for the second time in June 1972.
The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" is a special issue published by Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and later updated in 2011. [1] The list presented was compiled based on input from musicians, writers, and industry figures and is focused on the rock & roll era.
If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.
For a short time, Free were alongside Led Zeppelin as among the highest grossing British acts, though Free's status was not sustained. Free released four albums with a combination of blues, ballads and rock that were Top Five successes in the UK. When in 2000, the song "All Right Now" achieved the mark of two million radio plays in the UK, an ...
He was in the folk rock band Eclection with whom he performed at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, before joining Family. Palmer replaced Jim King in Family and immediately went to work on the group's third album, A Song For Me. [2] Many of that album's songs had to be re-arranged, as they were written with King's saxophone and harmonica in mind.