| "Free the People" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the Australian single | ||||
| Single by Sherbet | ||||
| from the album Time Change... A Natural Progression | ||||
| B-side | "All Our Yesterdays" | |||
| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | Infinity Records, Festival Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barbara Keith | |||
| Producer(s) | Pat Aulton | |||
| Sherbet singles chronology | ||||
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"Free the People" is a song by Australian band Sherbet. It was released in October 1971 as the second single from Sherbet's debut studio album Time Change... A Natural Progression. [1] The song charted at number 33 on Go-Set and number 18 on the Kent Music Report. [2]
Written by American singer-songwriter Barbara Keith, the song has been recorded by Keith (1970), Delaney and Bonnie (1970), Barbra Streisand (1971), and Olivia Newton-John (1974), amongst others. [3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free the People" | Barbara Keith | 2:43 |
| 2. | "All Our Yesterdays" | Clive Shakespeare | 2:43 |
Charts
| Chart (1971) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] | 18 |
| Australia ( Go-Set) [5] | 33 |
Personnel
- Alan Sandow – drums, percussion, bongoes, chimes
- Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine, tabla
- Clive Shakespeare – guitar, vocals
- Garth Porter – keyboards, clavinet, piano, lead vocals, backing vocals, Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesiser
References
- ^ Sherbet - Free The People at 45cat
- ^ Sherbet - Free The People at Australian Music Database
- ^ "Cover versions of Free the People written by Barbara Keith | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ Kent, David (1971). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 271. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "GO Set Chart w/c 12 February 1972". Pop Archives. 12 February 1972. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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| "Free the People" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Side A of the Australian single | ||||
| Single by Sherbet | ||||
| from the album Time Change... A Natural Progression | ||||
| B-side | "All Our Yesterdays" | |||
| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | Infinity Records, Festival Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barbara Keith | |||
| Producer(s) | Pat Aulton | |||
| Sherbet singles chronology | ||||
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"Free the People" is a song by Australian band Sherbet. It was released in October 1971 as the second single from Sherbet's debut studio album Time Change... A Natural Progression. [1] The song charted at number 33 on Go-Set and number 18 on the Kent Music Report. [2]
Written by American singer-songwriter Barbara Keith, the song has been recorded by Keith (1970), Delaney and Bonnie (1970), Barbra Streisand (1971), and Olivia Newton-John (1974), amongst others. [3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free the People" | Barbara Keith | 2:43 |
| 2. | "All Our Yesterdays" | Clive Shakespeare | 2:43 |
Charts
| Chart (1971) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] | 18 |
| Australia ( Go-Set) [5] | 33 |
Personnel
- Alan Sandow – drums, percussion, bongoes, chimes
- Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine, tabla
- Clive Shakespeare – guitar, vocals
- Garth Porter – keyboards, clavinet, piano, lead vocals, backing vocals, Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesiser
References
- ^ Sherbet - Free The People at 45cat
- ^ Sherbet - Free The People at Australian Music Database
- ^ "Cover versions of Free the People written by Barbara Keith | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ Kent, David (1971). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 271. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "GO Set Chart w/c 12 February 1972". Pop Archives. 12 February 1972. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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