music.wikisort.org - Composition"Free Ride" is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by The Edgar Winter Group. The single, engineered by Jim Reeves, was a top 15 U.S. hit in 1973, hitting number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 10 on Cash Box. In Canada, it peaked at number eight.[2]
1973 single by Edgar Winter
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B-side | "When It Comes" |
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Released | August 1973 |
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Recorded | 1972 |
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Genre | Boogie rock, blues rock |
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Length | 3:05 (single version) 3:20 (full version) |
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Label | Epic |
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Songwriter(s) | Dan Hartman |
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Producer(s) | Rick Derringer |
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"Frankenstein" (1973) |
"Free Ride" (1973) |
"Hangin' Around" (1973) |
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B-side | "In the Eyes of Love" |
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Released | December 1975 |
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Genre | Soul |
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Length | 2:57 |
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Label | Capitol |
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Songwriter(s) | Dan Hartman |
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Producer(s) | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter |
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B-side | "Love Strong" |
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Released | 1979 |
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Recorded | 1979 |
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Genre | Disco |
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Length | 7:06 |
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Label | Blue Sky |
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Songwriter(s) | Dan Hartman |
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Producer(s) | Dan Hartman |
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"Hands Down" |
"Free Ride" (1979) |
"Boogie All Summer"" (1979) |
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Background
The single 45 version is distinctly different from the LP version. The 45 version contains a significantly brighter guitar track (that opens the song only on the left channel), added harmonics, a fuzz bass added to the bridge and other changes that contrast sharply with the "dry" LP mix. Most classic rock radio stations play the LP version, and the original 45 mix is much less commonly available online. Both versions clock in at virtually the same length because each was based on the same core "take" and remixed with different tracks to the fore as well as added enhancements to the single.
Personnel
Other versions
Tavares recorded a version of the song for their 1975 album, In the City. Their version would peak at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and #8 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Audio Adrenaline recorded a version of the song for their 1996 album, Bloom.
Hartman himself re-recorded the song and released it on his 1979 album Relight My Fire.
Charts
Weekly charts
- Edgar Winter Group
- Tavares
Chart (1975–76) |
Peak position |
Canada RPM Top Singles |
71 |
US Billboard Hot 100[1] |
52 |
US Billboard R&B |
8 |
US Cash Box Top 100[6] |
56 |
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In popular culture
The song was featured in Air America and in The Drew Carey Show episode "The Dog and Pony Show".[10] The song is featured in the 1993 film, Dazed and Confused while Hartman's recording appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and on its soundtrack album.[11] The song is on Rock Band 3 as downloadable content along with "Frankenstein".[12] Song was also used in 2006 video game Cars as well as Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.[13] In 2022 the song was included on the soundtrack of The Black Phone.[14]
References
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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"RPM100 Singles". RPM. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. 34 (2). October 20, 1973. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 341. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "The Edgar Winter Group Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- "Cash Box Top 100 10/20/73". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 10, 1976". Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Item". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1973". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- Archerd, Army (October 16, 1997). "Hello, 'Monty': Drew drops drawers". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- "Dazed and Confused (1993)". IMDb.com.
- ""Free Ride" and "Frankenstein" from The Edgar Winter Group & "Freak on a Leash" and "Falling Away from Me" from KoRn Come to Rock Band!". Rockband.com. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- "Cars". nfssoundtrack.com.
- "The Black Phone". Empire.
External links
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Live albums |
- Together (w/ Johnny Winter)
- Live In Japan (w/ Rick Derringer)
- An Odd Couple Live (w/ Steve Lukather)
- Live at the Galaxy
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White Trash | |
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Tavares |
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- Ralph Edward Vierra Tavares
- Arthur Paul Tavares
- Antone Lee Tavares
- Feliciano Vierra Tavares, Jr.
- Perry Lee Tavares
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Cars |
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Films | |
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Television series |
- Cars Toons
- Mater's Tall Tales (2008-2012)
- Tales from Radiator Springs (2013-2014)
- Cars on the Road (2022)
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Characters | |
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Video games |
- Cars
- Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures
- Cars Mater-National Championship
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- The World of Cars Online
- Cars 2
- Cars 3: Driven to Win
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Attractions |
- Cars Land
- Luigi's Flying Tires
- Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters
- Radiator Springs Racers
- Cars Quatre Roues Rallye
- Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy
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