Free (Deniece Williams song)

"Free"
Single by Deniece Williams
from the album This Is Niecy
B-side"Cause You Love Me Baby"
ReleasedOctober 26, 1976
Length3:25
LabelColumbia
SongwritersWilliams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts, Susaye Greene
ProducersMaurice White, Charles Stepney
Deniece Williams singles chronology
"Yes, I'm Ready"
(1970)		 "Free"
(1976)		 "It's Important to Me"
(1976)
Audio video
"Free" on YouTube

"Free" is a song by American singer Deniece Williams that was included on her album This Is Niecy. The song was written by Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene and produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney.[1]

"Free" was Williams' breakthrough single reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in May 1977.

Covers

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Andy Kellman. "This Is Niecy - Deniece Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tammy Payne". Bristol Archive Records. 21 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Young, Black, Rich and Famous - M-Doc | Awards". AllMusic. October 27, 1998. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jazz Vibes by Ginger Dee". Atlantajazz.info. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Deniece Williams – Free" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 5274a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 4353". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Deniece Williams | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Deniece Williams – Free" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 7/5/1977 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Deniece Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Deniece Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Deniece Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 44. March 19, 1977. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Top 200 singles of '77". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  18. ↑ Hunter, Nigel; Scaping, Peter, eds. (1978). "Top 100 Singles in 1977". BPI Year Book 1978 (3rd ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 216–17. ISBN 0-906154-01-4.
  19. ↑ "British single certifications – Deniece Williams – Free". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 30, 2021. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Free Deniece Williams in the "Search:" field.
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