Free Fall (Alvin Lee Band album) explained
| Free Fall |
| Type: | studio |
| Cover: | Free_Fall_(Alvin_Lee_Band_album).jpeg |
| Released: | 1980 |
| Studio: | Space Studios, Reading, Berkshire |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Avatar (UK)
Atlantic (USA)
Repertoire (2005 German CD reissue) |
| Producer: | John Stronach |
| Prev Title: | Ride On |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | RX5 |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
Free Fall is a studio album by the rock band the Alvin Lee Band, released in 1980.[1] [2] "Take the Money" appears on the 1979 Gerry Rafferty release Night Owl as "Take the Money and Run".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Alvin Lee and Steve Gould; except where noted
- "I Don't Wanna Stop" – 4:11
- "Take the Money" (Gerry Rafferty) – 4:28
- "One Lonely Hour" – 4:28
- "Heartache" – 3:15
- "Stealin'" (Steve Gould) – 3:28
- "Ridin' Truckin'" (Alvin Lee) – 3:34
- "No More Lonely Nights" – 4:27
- "City Lights" (Alvin Lee) – 4:05
- "Sooner Or Later" (Rene Arnell) – 3:32
- "Dustbin City" (Keith Christmas) – 2:38
Personnel
- The Alvin Lee Band
- Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals
- Steve Gould - guitar, vocals
- Mick Feat - bass guitar, vocals
- Tom Compton - drums, percussion
with:
- Derek Austin - synthesizer on "I Don't Wanna Stop" and "Sooner Or Later", piano on "Ridin' Truckin'"
- Raphael Ravenscroft - saxophone on "Heartache" and "Ridin' Truckin'"
- Pete Thoms - trombone on "Heartache" and "Ridin' Truckin'"
- Al Kooper - organ on "Sooner Or Later"
- Technical
- Robert Patterson - executive producer
- Andy Jaworski, John Stronach - engineer
Notes and References
- Kozak . Roman . Now he is fronting the Alvin Lee Band... . Billboard . Dec 27, 1980 . 92 . 52 . 68.
- Book: Prown . Pete . Newquist . Harvey P. . Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists . 1997 . Hal Leonard . 74.
