| Free to Stay | ||||
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| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop/indie rock | |||
| Length | 37:08 | |||
| Label | Barsuk | |||
| Producer | Jason McGerr | |||
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Free to Stay is the follow-up LP to Smoosh's 2004's release of She Like Electric . The album was released on June 6, 2006.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Billboard | link |
| Obscure Sound | (7.8/10) link |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Find a Way" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "I Would Go" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Free to Stay" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Rock Song" | 2:00 |
| 5. | "Waiting for Something" | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Clap On" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Glider" | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Gold" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Organ Talk" | 2:14 |
| 10. | "She's Right" | 3:47 |
| 11. | "This Is Not What We've Become" | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Slower Than Gold" | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 37:08 | |
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