Free (Concrete Blonde album)

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Free
Concrete Blonde Free 1989 album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Concrete Blonde
ReleasedApril 1989 [1]
Recorded1988
Genre
Length33:15
Label I.R.S. [3] (remastered and re-released in 2004 by Superfecta Recordings)
Producer Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde chronology
Concrete Blonde
(1986)		Free
(1989)		 Bloodletting
(1990)

Free is the second album by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. [4] It marked the addition of bass player Alan Bloch. [5]

Contents

Free peaked at number 90 on the Australian ARIA Charts. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review B:2 [7]

Chris Murray, reviewer of RPM , considered that "this album has something to please everybody" and it "sounding better with each listen." In the end he expressed a hope that this LP "will eventually get the proper recognition." [8] Tom Demalton of AllMusic gave a mostly positive review of Free, proclaiming it a "worthwhile follow-up" showing "considerable amount of growth in both the songwriting and playing" since the debut album. [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Johnette Napolitano, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God Is a Bullet" James Mankey, Napolitano4:23
2."Run Run Run" 4:00
3."It's Only Money" Phil Lynott 2:45
4."Help Me" 2:42
5."Sun" 2:36
6."Roses Grow" 3:15
7."Scene of a Perfect Crime" 4:42
8."Happy Birthday" 2:22
9."Little Conversations" 2:48
10."Carry Me Away" 3:42

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1989–90)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [9] 90
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [10] 75
US Billboard 200 [11] 148

References

  1. 1 2 3 Free at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Concrete Blonde bounces back" (PDF). The Daily Titan. April 13, 1989. p. 9. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Staff, Parry Gettelman Of The Sentinel. "THIS CONCRETE BLONDE IS HAVING MORE FUN NOW THAN EVER". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  4. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Concrete Blonde". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ↑ Times, Helen A. S. Popkin, St Petersburg. "CONCRETE BLONDE FINDS THERE`S LIFE AFTER L.A." chicagotribune.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. ↑ Farmer, Neville (August 1989). "Review: Concrete Blonde — Free" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 108. ISSN   0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021– via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ Murray, Chris (May 27, 1989). "Review: Concrete Blonde — Free" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 50, no. 4. Toronto: RPM Music Publications Ltd. p. 15. ISSN   0315-5994. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022– via World Radio History.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6399". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Concrete Blonde Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2022.


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