Free Me | |
Cover: | Roger Daltrey Free Me.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Roger Daltrey |
Album: | McVicar |
A-Side: | Free Me |
B-Side: | McVicar |
Released: | July 1980 |
Recorded: | 1980 |
Genre: | Rock |
Length: | 3:59 |
Label: | Polydor |
Producer: | Jeff Wayne |
Prev Title: | Giving it All Away |
Prev Year: | 1973 |
Next Title: | Without Your Love |
Next Year: | 1980 |
"Free Me" is a song written by Russ Ballard and performed by Roger Daltrey, singer for English rock band The Who. The song is on Daltrey's 1980 solo album McVicar and in the film McVicar, also released in 1980.
"Free Me" was on his album McVicar. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film McVicar, a bio-pic of English bank robber John McVicar, that was produced by Daltrey and also featured him in the starring role.
The single was produced by Jeff Wayne and recorded at Advision Studios, London with Daltrey's vocals recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies.
The single reached #39 in the UK Singles Chart and #53 in the US.