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"The Free Electric Band" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. The song reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart, #11 in South Africa and #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.[1] The song appeared on his 1973 album, The Free Electric Band[2] and was produced by Hammond and arranged by Michael Omartian.[3]

"The Free Electric Band"
Single by Albert Hammond
from the album The Free Electric Band
B-side	"You Taught Me to Sing the Blues"
Released	April 1973
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	3:15
Label	Mums Records 6009
Songwriter(s)	Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood
Producer(s)	Albert Hammond
Albert Hammond singles chronology
"If You've Got to Break Another Heart" (1973) "The Free Electric Band" (1973) "The Peacemaker" (1973)

Charts

Charts (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	38
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5]	28
Canada RPM Top Singles[6]	44
South Africa (Springbok)[7]	11
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9]	48
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[10]	41

Other recordings

Lalla Hansson recorded the song in Swedish, as "Han gav upp alltihop (för att spela med sitt band)".[11]

References

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