For Free (album)

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For Free
David Crosby For Free.jpg
Studio album by
David Crosby
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

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