The Free Electric Band
Appearance
"The Free Electric Band" | ||||
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Single by Albert Hammond | ||||
from the album The Free Electric Band | ||||
B-side | "You Taught Me to Sing the Blues" | |||
Released | April 1973 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Mums Records 6009 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | |||
Producer(s) | Albert Hammond | |||
Albert Hammond singles chronology | ||||
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"The Free Electric Band" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. The song reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart, #11 in South Africa and #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.[1] The song appeared on his 1973 album, The Free Electric Band[2] and was produced by Hammond and arranged by Michael Omartian.[3]
Other recordings
Lalla Hansson recorded the song in Swedish, as "Han gav upp alltihop (för att spela med sitt band)".[4]
References
- ^ "The Free Electric Band (song by Albert Hammond) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "The Free Electric Band • Album • Albert Hammond • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Svenska hits" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedtabas. 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2014.