The Free Electric Band
| "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 | |||
| 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. It was produced by Hammond and arranged by Michael Omartian[1] and is from Hammond's 1973 album of the same name.[2]
The song reached No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 11 in South Africa, No. 4 in Germany, No. 3 in the Netherlands and was most successful in Norway, where it reached No. 1.[3]
Charts
[edit]| Charts (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 38
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| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 28 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[6] | 44 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[8] | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[9] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 48 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[12] | 41 |
| West Germany (GfK)[13] | 4 |
Other recordings
[edit]Lalla Hansson recorded the song in Swedish, as "Han gav upp alltihop (för att spela med sitt band)".[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "The Free Electric Band • Album • Albert Hammond • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "The Free Electric Band (song by Albert Hammond) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 132. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-07-14. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-07-07. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND". Official Charts. 1973-06-30. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 30, 1973
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Svenska hits" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedtabas. 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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