My Brother Jake

"My Brother Jake"
Single by Free
from the album Highway
B-side Only My Soul
Released 1971
Format 7-inch single
Genre Blues rock
Label Island
Writer(s) Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
Producer(s) Free
Free singles chronology
All Right Now
1970
My Brother Jake
1971

"My Brother Jake" is a song and single by British band, Free. Written by lead singer Paul Rodgers and bass guitarist Andy Fraser, it was first released in the UK in 1971. [1]

Background and chart success

The song was the second chart success by Free. It reached number four in the UK charts in 1971 and was in the charts for 11 weeks.[2] It was described by Dave Thompson of AllMusic as a "gorgeous knockabout" of a song.[3]

References

  1. "My Brother Jake". Discogs. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. "Free.". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. "Highway — Free". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

External links

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