“Fire and Water” is the third studio album released by
the English rock group Free. It became the band's breakthrough, achieving
widespread commercial success after the band's first two studio albums had
faced a more muted response. With the "tremendous" acclaim of Fire And
Water at their backs, in the words of Allmusic, Free headlined the 1970 Isle of
Wight Festival and "appeared destined for superstardom".
Specifically, “Fire And Water” reached #2 on the U.K. album chart, being listed on it for a total of eighteen weeks. In contrast, neither of the band's prior two studio albums had charted at all. “Fire And Water” additionally reached #17 on the equivalent U.S. chart.
The album spawned the popular single "All Right Now", praised by publications such as Allmusic as a hard rock "smash powered by Paul Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals". The song became a Top 5 rock hit in not just the group's native United Kingdom, but it additionally did well in multiple European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany.
Specifically, “Fire And Water” reached #2 on the U.K. album chart, being listed on it for a total of eighteen weeks. In contrast, neither of the band's prior two studio albums had charted at all. “Fire And Water” additionally reached #17 on the equivalent U.S. chart.
The album spawned the popular single "All Right Now", praised by publications such as Allmusic as a hard rock "smash powered by Paul Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals". The song became a Top 5 rock hit in not just the group's native United Kingdom, but it additionally did well in multiple European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany.
“Fire and Water” este al treilea album de studio lansat
de grupul rock englez Free. A devenit “lovitura” trupei, avand un larg succes
comercial, dupa ce primele doua albume ale trupei au avut raspunsuri mai
retinute de la public. “Cu extraordinarele aclamatii” de la “Fire and Water” in
spatele lor, in cuvintele celor de la Allmusic, Free au fost cap de afis la
Festivalul de la Isle of Wight din 1970 si au aparut ca fiind destinati pentru
superstardom.
Specific, “Fire and Water” a atins locul 2 in Album Chart din Marea Britanie, fiind listat in total 18 saptamani. In contrast nici unul din primele doua albume nu a fost listat in Chart. Aditional a obtinut locul 17 pe chart-ul similar din Statele Unite.
Albumul a dat nastere popularului single “All Right Now”, laudat de publicatiile ca Allmusic, ca fiind un hard rock intarit de vocea ragusita si viscerala a lui Paul Rodgers. Cantecul a devenit un rock hit de Top 5 nu doar in Marea Britanie, dar si in alte tari europene ca Austria, Franta si Germania.
Specific, “Fire and Water” a atins locul 2 in Album Chart din Marea Britanie, fiind listat in total 18 saptamani. In contrast nici unul din primele doua albume nu a fost listat in Chart. Aditional a obtinut locul 17 pe chart-ul similar din Statele Unite.
Albumul a dat nastere popularului single “All Right Now”, laudat de publicatiile ca Allmusic, ca fiind un hard rock intarit de vocea ragusita si viscerala a lui Paul Rodgers. Cantecul a devenit un rock hit de Top 5 nu doar in Marea Britanie, dar si in alte tari europene ca Austria, Franta si Germania.
List of tracks
Side one
"Fire and Water" – 4:02 (UK album) 3:41 (US
album)
"Oh I Wept" (Rodgers, Kossoff) – 4:26
"Remember" – 4:20 (A reworking of an unused
song "Woman by the Sea" from the Tons of Sobs recording sessions in
1968)
"Heavy Load" – 5:19
Side two
"Mr. Big" (Fraser, Rodgers, Kirke, Kossoff) –
5:55 (Performed by Free on a televised session that can be seen on the Let It
Rock – Vol. 2 DVD, released in the UK in 2003.)
"Don't Say You Love Me" – 6:01
"All Right Now" – 5:32 (The version on the
album is longer than the single release: the second verse is repeated and the
guitar solo is longer.)
Personnel
Paul Rodgers – vocals
Paul Kossoff – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Andy Fraser – bass guitar, piano
Simon Kirke – drums, percussion
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