The Free Story

The Free Story
Greatest hits album by Free
Released 31 December 1973
Recorded 1968-1972
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length 1:16:24
Label Island
Free chronology
Heartbreaker
(1973)Heartbreaker1973
The Free Story
(1973)
Completely Free
(1982)Completely Free1982
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The Free Story is the second greatest hits album by Free, and the first which was released outside of the USA. It was released on 31 December 1973 by Island Records. The album reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart and stayed in the charts for 6 weeks.[1] On 22 July 2013, the album was awarded a silver certification by the BPI,[2] for UK album sales of over 60,000 units.[3]

The album covers the entire studio album collection of Free from their debut album Tons of Sobs through to their final studio album Heartbreaker and includes their biggest hit single "All Right Now".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."I'm a Mover"Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgersfrom Tons of Sobs2:49
2."I'll Be Creepin'"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Free3:15
3."Mourning Sad Morning"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Free5:05
4."All Right Now"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Fire and Water4:20
5."Heavy Load"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Fire and Water5:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Fire and Water"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Fire and Water3:40
2."Be My Friend"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Highway5:30
3."The Stealer"Fraser, Rodgers, Paul Kossofffrom Highway3:00
4."Soon I Will Be Gone"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Highway2:45
5."Mr Big"Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Simon Kirkefrom Fire and Water6:00
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."The Hunter"Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr., Steve Cropperfrom Tons of Sobs5:00
2."Get Where I Belong"Fraser, Rodgersfrom Free Live!4:08
3."Travelling Man"Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirkefrom Free at Last3:25
4."Just for the Box"Kossofffrom Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit3:20
5."Lady"Rodgerspreviously unreleased4:25
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."My Brother Jake"Fraser, Rodgerssingle release only2:55
2."Little Bit of Love"Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirkefrom Free at Last2:32
3."Sail On"Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirkefrom Free at Last3:00
4."Heartbreaker"Rodgersfrom Heartbreaker5:00
5."Come Together in the Morning"Rodgersfrom Heartbreaker4:20

References

  1. "The Free Story". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. "British certifications – Free". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 July 2016. Enter Free in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Click Search
  3. "Certified Awards - Certification Levels". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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