Free as the Wind
| Free As The Wind | ||||
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| Studio album by The Crusaders | ||||
| Released | December 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| The Crusaders chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
Free As The Wind is a studio album by The Crusaders issued in December 1976 on MCA Records.[2] The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[3]
Tracklisting[]
Adapted from album's text.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free As The Wind" | Joe Sample | 6:17 |
| 2. | "I Felt The Love" | Stix Hooper | 5:10 |
| 3. | "The Way We Was" | Robert Popwell | 5:24 |
| 4. | "Nite Crawler" | Larry Carlton | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Feel It" | Stix Hooper, Lamont Dozier, Larry Carlton, Robert Popwell, Wilton Felder | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Sweet N' Sour" | Joe Sample | 8:57 |
| 7. | "River Rat" | Wilton Felder | 2:29 |
| 8. | "It Happens Everyday" | Joe Sample | 5:40 |
Credits[]
Adapted from album's text.[2]
- Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
- Bass – Robert "Pops" Popwell
- Co-producer – The Crusaders
- Design [Album Design] – Tim Ritchie
- Drums, Percussion – "Stix" Hooper
- Engineer, Mixed By – Rik Pekkonen
- Guitar – Arthur Adams (tracks: B4), Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Roland Bautista (tracks: B1, B3)
- Keyboards – Joe Sample
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Orchestrated By [Strings], Orchestrated By [Horns] – Joe Sample
- Percussion – Paulinho DaCosta (tracks: B1)
- Percussion [Special Percussion] – Ralph MacDonald
- Photography By – Ed Simpson
- Producer – Stewart Levine
- Saxophone – Wilton Felder
Charts[]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[4] | 41 |
| US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[3] | 9 |
References[]
- ^ "The Crusaders: Free As The Wind". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The Crusaders: Free As The Wind. MCA Records. December 1976.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Crusaders: Free As The Wind (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "The Crusaders: Free As The Wind (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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