Feeling Free (Sydney Youngblood album)

Feeling Free is the debut album by American-German singer Sydney Youngblood, released in 1989. It includes the singles "If Only I Could" and "Sit and Wait", which both reached the top 10 of a number of charts in Europe. Other singles released from the album include covers of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind". In 1990, the album was released in North America with a rearranged track listing, under the title Sydney Youngblood.

Feeling Free
Studio album by Sydney Youngblood
Released	1989, 1990 (North America)
Label	Circa Virgin
Producer	Claus Zundel
Sydney Youngblood chronology
Feeling Free (1989) Passion, Grace and Serious Bass... (1991)

Track listing

All tracks written by Claus Zundel, Markus Staab, Ralf Hamm and Sydney Youngblood, except where noted.

1. "Feeling Free" (featuring Elaine Hudson)
2. "If Only I Could"
3. "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Etta James, Ellington Jordan, Billy Foster)
4. "Sit and Wait"
5. "Kiss and Say Goodbye" (Winfred Lovett)
6. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)
7. "I'm Your Lover"
8. "Not Just a Lover But a Friend"
9. "Congratulations"
10. "Could It Be (I'm in Love)"
11. "That Was Yesterday"
12. "Good Times Bad Times"

North American version – Sydney Youngblood

1. "If Only I Could"
2. "Don't Keep Me Waiting" (Dennis Morgan, Rob Fisher, Simon Climie)
3. "Not Just a Lover But a Friend"
4. "I'd Rather Go Blind"
5. "Sit and Wait"
6. "Ain't No Sunshine"
7. "Feeling Free"
8. "Kiss and Say Goodbye"
9. "Congratulations"
10. "Good Times and Bad Times"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Feeling Free Chart (1989) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 59 Austrian Albums Chart[1] 7 Dutch Albums Chart[2] 56 German Albums Chart[3] 9 New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 19 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 5 Swiss Albums Chart[6] 9 UK Albums Chart[7] 23 Sydney Youngblood Chart (1990) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 185 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[9] 72

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Hung, Steffen. "Sydney Youngblood - Feeling Free". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sydney+Youngblood
3. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
4. Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Discography Sydney Youngblood". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
5. Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Discography Sydney Youngblood". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
6. Hung, Steffen. "Sydney Youngblood - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
7. "SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
8. "Sydney Youngblood Chart History". Retrieved 6 November 2018.
9. "Sydney Youngblood Chart History". Retrieved 14 November 2018.
10. "British album certifications – Sydney Youngblood – Feeling Free". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 November 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Feeling Free in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Feeling Free at Discogs
• Sydney Youngblood at Discogs