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291: 593: 555: 517: 588: 583: 578: 573: 550: 545: 540: 535: 512: 507: 502: 497: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 278:", praised by publications such as AllMusic as a hard rock "smash powered by Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals". The song entered the top five within the group's native country of the United Kingdom, and also did well in other European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany. "All Right Now" remains a staple track of 31: 609:
praising the album. He stated that by 1970 "Free presented itself to the world as a complete band, in every sense of the word", particularly with elements ranging from "Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals" on display for listeners. He also positively
245:, released in 1970. It became the band's breakthrough album, achieving widespread commercial success as the band's first two studio albums were not successful. With the "tremendous" acclaim of 1598: 630:
All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise stated. The details are taken from the Island CD reissue, which has accurate timings and may differ from other releases.
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with an estimated audience of 600,000 to 700,000 attendees and "appeared destined for superstardom".
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from January to June 1970 in London, the group using the engineering facilities of
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Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972
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contributed to the album's production, providing particular help with the
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Free
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saw a performance that included frontman and lead singer
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
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Since his association with 1254: 1091: 908: 906: 904: 341:, the latter formerly from the ranks of 289: 271:additionally reached No. 17 in the U.S. 1301: 1216:. Random House. 1992. pp. 264–265. 1202:. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 458. 982: 880: 664:(Fraser, Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Kossoff) 1703: 1188:. Vol. 3. MUZE. pp. 596–597. 1183: 1398: 1046: 901: 425: 1248: 1226: 1741:Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker 534: 446: 13: 1761:Albums recorded at Trident Studios 1349:Clayton, David and Smith, Todd K. 1343: 1206: 1192: 1177: 605:Matthew Greenwald has written for 14: 1772: 1371: 1186:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 572: 496: 489:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 1683:Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit 1173:– via robertchristgau.com. 625: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 370:. 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Index


Studio album
Free
Trident
Island
Genre
Hard rock
blues rock
Label
Island
Producer
Free
Free
Highway
Singles
All Right Now
Free
AllMusic
1970 Isle of Wight Festival
U.K. album chart
All Right Now
classic rock

Steve Winwood
Andy Fraser
Paul Rodgers
Simon Kirke
Paul Kossoff
Paul Kossoff
blues

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