"The Free Electric Band" | ||||
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Single by Albert Hammond | ||||
from the album The Free Electric Band | ||||
B-side | "You Taught Me to Sing the Blues" | |||
Released | April 1973 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Mums Records 6009 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | |||
Producer(s) | Albert Hammond | |||
Albert Hammond singles chronology | ||||
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"The Free Electric Band" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. It was produced by Hammond and arranged by Michael Omartian [1] and is from Hammond's 1973 album of the same name. [2]
The song reached No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 11 in South Africa, No. 4 in Germany, No. 3 in the Netherlands and was most successful in Norway, where it reached No. 1. [3]
Charts (1973) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 38 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [5] | 28 |
Canada RPM Top Singles [6] | 44 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 3 |
Norway (VG-lista) [8] | 1 |
South Africa (Springbok) [9] | 11 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 19 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 48 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [12] | 41 |
West Germany (GfK) [13] | 4 |
Lalla Hansson recorded the song in Swedish, as "Han gav upp alltihop (för att spela med sitt band)". [14]