The Free Electric Band | ||||
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Released | 1973 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
Label | Mums Records 32267 | |||
Producer | Albert Hammond | |||
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The Free Electric Band is an album by Albert Hammond released by Mums Records.[2] The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching #193.[3]
The title track single hit #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973. The single "The Peacemaker" hit #51 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #80 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]
Hammond arranged and produced the record himself.
Track listing
All tracks by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood
- "Smokey Factory Blues"
- "The Peacemaker"
- "Woman of the World"
- "Everything I Want to Do"
- "Who's for Lunch Today"
- "The Free Electric Band"
- "Rebecca"
- "The Day the British Army Lost the War"
- "For the Peace of All Mankind"
- "I Think I'll Go That Way"
Personnel
- Albert Hammond - vocals, guitar
- Jay Lewis, Larry Carlton - guitar
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar
- Jim Gordon - drums
- Michael Omartian - keyboards
- Carol Carmichael and Friends - backing vocals
- The Sid Sharp Strings - strings
Chart positions
Album
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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1973 | Billboard 200 | 193 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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1973 | "The Free Electric Band" | Billboard Hot 100 | 48 |
1973 | "The Free Electric Band" | UK Singles Chart | 19 |
1973 | "The Peacemaker" | Billboard Hot 100 | 80 |
1973 | "The Peacemaker" | Adult Contemporary Chart | 51 |
References
- ^ The Free Electric Band at AllMusic
- ^ Albert Hammond, The Free Electric Band Retrieved April 21, 2013
- ^ Albert Hammond, The Free Electric Band Chart Position Retrieved April 21, 2013
- ^ Albert Hammond's charting singles Retrieved April 21, 2013