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"Sing a Song of Freedom" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as a single in October 1971. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"Sing a Song of Freedom"
Cover of the single released in Sweden
Single by Cliff Richard
B-side	"A Thousand Conversations"
Released	29 October 1971 (1971-10-29)
Recorded	24 August 1971[1]
Studio	EMI Studios, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:24
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Guy Fletcher Doug Flett
Producer(s)	Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Flying Machine" (1971) "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971) "Jesus" (1972)

Release

"Sing a Song of Freedom" was written by songwriting duo Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett and was arranged by and features an orchestral accompaniment by Brian Bennet.[1] In Cliff Richard: The Biography, writer Steve Turner wrote that "Sing a Song of Freedom" "was an all-purpose anthem with no real message which drew upon the popular banner-waving slogans of campus politics".[3] It was, however, banned in South Africa due to the repressive politics there at the time.[1]

It was released as a single with the B-side "A Thousand Conversations", written by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which had been first released by their group Marvin, Welch & Farrar on their debut eponymous album.[4]

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 8836

1. "Sing a Song of Freedom" – 3:24
2. "A Thousand Conventions" – 2:18

Personnel

• Cliff Richard – vocals
• Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
• The Breakaways – backing vocals
• Brian Bennett Orchestra – all other instrumentation

Charts

Chart (1971–72)	Peak position
Denmark (IFPI)[5]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	42
Malaysia (Rediffusion)[7]	1
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[8]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	13

References

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