Free (Deniece Williams song)
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| Single by Deniece Williams | |
| from the album This Is Niecy | |
| Released | March, 1976 |
| Format | 7", CD single |
| Recorded | Autumn 1975 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Greene, Redd, Watts, Williams |
| Producer | Maurice White, Charles Stepney |
"Free" is a popular song by Deniece Williams which was included on her album This Is Niecy. Written by Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene and produced by Maurice White (of Earth, Wind and Fire) and Charles Stepney. "Free" was Williams' breakthrough single as it reached #2 on the Billboard Black singles chart and #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the UK it stayed at #1 on the singles chart for two weeks in May 1977.[1]
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. Black Singles | 2 |
| 1976 | U.S. Pop Singles | 25 |
| 1977 | UK Pop Singles | 1 |
[edit] Covers
- Zhane performed the song as guest stars on the New York Undercover episode "Mama Said Knock You Out".
- Billy MacKenzie covered the song in 1991, on B.E.F.'s Music of Quality and Distinction Volume Two.
- Chanté Moore recorded "Free" for her 1994 album A Love Supreme, with a sampling of "Sail On" from the Commodores.
- Debelah Morgan recorded an upbeat version of this song for her debut album Debelah in 1994.
- In 1998, M-Doc's version of the song recorded for his album Young, Black, Rich and Famous and released as the lead single charted at number sixty-one on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.[3]
- Towa Tei produced a track called "Free" heavily based on the song in 2002.
- Urban jazz bassist Marcus Miller recorded "Free" for his 2007 album of the same name. Corinne Bailey Rae provided lead vocals.[4][5]
- Seal recorded this song for his 2008 album Soul.[6]
- Serbian female singer Bebi Dol recorded song for her cover album It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World.
- DJ Nate used loops from the song for his Juke-track "Free" on the 2010 album Da Trak Genious.
- Will Downing covered "Free" on his self titled debut album in 1988.
- Marcus Miller covers "Free" with singer Corinne Bailey Rae on the albums "Free" (Released in 2007) and "Marcus" (Released in 2008).
[edit] References
- ^ a b This Is Niecy on allmusic.com
- ^ Deniece Williams on chartstats.com
- ^ 'M-Doc, Free in the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart' Retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ "Free overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1084104.
- ^ "Jazz Vibes by Ginger Dee". Atlantajazz.info. http://www.atlantajazz.info/jazz_vibes_marcus_miller.php.
- ^ Free on allmusic.com
| Preceded by "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA |
UK number -one single May 7, 1977 |
Succeeded by "I Don't Want to Talk About It/The First Cut is the Deepest" by Rod Stewart |
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