The Free Electric Band
"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]
| "The Free Electric Band" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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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.
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