Free (Cody Simpson album)

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Free
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Studio album by
Released10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
RecordedApril 2014 – June 2015 [1]
Genre
Length49:16
Label
  • Coast House Records
  • Banana Beat Records
The Orchard, Sony
Producer Cisco Adler
Cody Simpson chronology
Surfers Paradise
(2013)
Free
(2015)
Cody Simpson
(2022)
Singles from Free
  1. "Flower"
    Released: 10 February 2015
  2. "New Problems"
    Released: 2 March 2015

Free is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Cody Simpson, released in 2015 on Coast House Records (Simpson's personal label) and Bananabeat Records. [2] The album, which represents Simpson's first independent release after leaving Atlantic Records,[ citation needed ] includes the singles "New Problems" and "Flower". Simpson chose the album title to reflect his desire to make the kind of music he wanted without pressure from outside sources. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Cody Simpson and Cisco Adler except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Free"Simpson, Bob DiPiero, Fancy Hagood, Andrew DeRoberts4:53
2."Driftwood" 3:43
3."New Problems" 3:42
4."Flower"Simpson, Branson Stefanson, Adler3:00
5."Thotful" 4:09
6."I'm Your Friend" 3:38
7."It Don't Matter" (featuring Donavon Frankenreiter) Donavon Frankenreiter 2:59
8."ABC" 3:06
9."Livin' Easy"Simpson, Cary Barlowe, Ian Keaggy, Adler3:27
10."Wilderness" 2:31
11."Palm of Your Hand" 2:46
12."Love Yourself" (featuring G. Love)Simpson, Garrett Dutton, Adler4:25
13."Happy Lil' Hippie" 3:29
14."Still Smiling" 3:16

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 82
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [6] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 81
US Billboard 200 [8] 128
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [9] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 16

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