| "Free Ride" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Edgar Winter Group | |
| from the album They Only Come Out at Night | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre | Rock, hard rock |
| Length | 3:08 |
| Writer(s) | Dan Hartman |
Free Ride is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by The Edgar Winter Group. The single, engineered by Jim Reeves, was a top 20 U.S. hit in 1973, hitting number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The song is sometimes mistakenly attributed to The Doobie Brothers or Boston, perhaps because of the similarity in its style to their works. The 45 version is a different recording than the LP version. The single version contains a different guitar solo and a fuzz bass added to the bridge. Most classic rock radio radio stations play either version, but both clock in at the same length, probably because both versions are taken from the same "take" and simply re-mixed with different tracks to the fore (most noticeably the bass and alternate lead guitar).