| The Free Electric Band | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Albert Hammond |
| Album: | The Free Electric Band |
| B-Side: | You Taught Me to Sing the Blues |
| Released: | April 1973 |
| Genre: | Pop rock, soft rock |
| Label: | Mums Records 6009 |
| Producer: | Albert Hammond |
| Prev Title: | If You've Got to Break Another Heart |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | The Peacemaker |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"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]
| Charts (1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | ||
| 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 |
Lalla Hansson recorded the song in Swedish, as "Han gav upp alltihop (för att spela med sitt band)".[11]
