Free is the second studio album by British rock band Free , released by Island Records in October 1969. Reissued in 2001 with the addition of bonus tracks.
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| Studio Album Free | ||||
| Date of issue | October 1969 October 2001 (reissue, CD) | |||
| Recorded by | January-June 1969 Morgan / Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genres | Hard rock blues rock | |||
| Duration | 35:56 | |||
| Producers | Chris Blackwell | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Labels | Island | |||
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About the album
List of Songs
The authors of all compositions (except specially marked) are Fraser and Rogers.
- Side a
- "I'll Be Creepin '" - 3:27
- "Songs of Yesterday" - 3:33
- "Lying in the Sunshine" - 3:51
- "Trouble on Double Time" (Fraser, Rodgers, Simon Kirke , Paul Kossoff ) - 3:23
- "Mouthful of Grass" - 3:36
- Side b
- "Woman" - 3:50
- "Free Me" - 5:24
- "Broad Daylight" - 3:15
- "Mourning Sad Morning" - 5:04
- Reissue Bonus Tracks
- "Broad Daylight" - 3.09
- The version of the song that was released as a single, this is a slightly different edit and features prominent backing singers.
- "The Worm" - 3.03
- This was the B-side to "Broad Daylight".
- "I'll Be Creepin '" - 2.47
- This is the single version of the album track, with one verse edited out.
- "Sugar for Mr. Morrison" - 3.01
- The band's second instrumental track, this is a slow, bass-driven number that gradually builds into a crashing guitar jam. It was released as the B-side to "I'll Be Creepin '".
- "Broad Daylight" (BBC Session) - 3.21
- A BBC Session of the album track recorded on 17 March 1969.
- "Songs of Yesterday" (BBC Session) - 3.11
- A BBC Session of the album track recorded on 17 March 1969.
- "Mouthful of Grass" - 3.33
- This early version of the song contains only the rhythm guitar (played by Fraser) which formed the backbone of the finished song.
- "Woman" - 4.00
- This is an alternate version of the album track, with less prominent guitar.
- "Trouble on Double Time" - 2.37
- An early version of the album track
- "Mourning Sad Morning" - 5.10
- This is an alternate version of the album track that does not contain Wood's flute solo.
Record Members
- Paul Rodgers - vocals
- Paul Kossoff - guitar , rhythm guitar
- Andy Fraser - bass , rhythm guitar , piano
- Simon Kirke - drums
- Chris Wood - Flute on "Mourning Sad Morning"