For Free (album)

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For Free
David Crosby For Free.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021
RecordedAugust–December 2020
StudioThe Bamboom Room (Altadena, California)
Hz Werks (Van Nuys, California)
Joel Jacks' Studio (Santa Ynez, California)
Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
Stubbs Recording (Spring Hill, Tennessee)
Tomorrow's Sound Today (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre Rock
Length37:29
Label
  • Three Blind Mice
  • BMG
Producer James Raymond
David Crosby chronology
Here If You Listen
(2018)
For Free
(2021)

For Free is the eighth and final solo studio album by American musician David Crosby. The album was released on July 23, 2021, by Three Blind Mice and BMG Rights Management with cover art produced by Joan Baez. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The album was Crosby's final release prior to his death in January 2023.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]

For Free received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 84, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 6 reviews. [4]

Track listing

For Free track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."River Rise" (featuring Michael McDonald) David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald 3:33
2."I Think I"Crosby, Raymond, Steve Postell4:52
3."The Other Side of Midnight"Raymond3:14
4."Rodriguez for a Night"Crosby, Donald Fagen, Raymond3:17
5."Secret Dancer"Crosby, Raymond3:14
6."Ships in the Night"Crosby3:25
7."For Free" (featuring Sarah Jarosz) Joni Mitchell 3:43
8."Boxes"Raymond4:14
9."Shot at Me"Crosby, Dean Parks 3:13
10."I Won't Stay for Long"Raymond4:29
Total length:37:29

Personnel

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart performance for For Free
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 67
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI) [14] 84
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 53
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] 2

References

  1. "For Free by David Crosby on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. Andy Greene (May 20, 2021). "David Crosby to Celebrate 80th Birthday With New LP 'For Free'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. "David Crosby – 'For Free' review: countercultural icon faces mortality with grace". NME . June 22, 2021. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "For Free by David Crosby Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. "For Free - David Crosby". AllMusic . Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  6. "Review: With His Latest Album, 'For Free,' David Crosby Again Gives All". American Songwriter . July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  7. "David Crosby continues late-career revival with atmospheric, harmony-laden collection". Classic Rock . July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021 via Loudersound.
  8. "David Crosby – 'For Free' review: countercultural icon faces mortality with grace". NME . July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  9. "Austriancharts.at – David Crosby – For Free" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  10. "Ultratop.be – David Crosby – For Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  11. "Ultratop.be – David Crosby – For Free" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – David Crosby – For Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – David Crosby – For Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  14. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 30 (dal 23.7.2021 al 29.7.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – David Crosby – For Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  18. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2021.