My Brother Jake

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"My Brother Jake"
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Single by Free
B-side"Only My Soul"
Released23 April 1971[1]
GenreBlues rock
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
Producer(s)Free
Free singles chronology
"The Stealer"
(1970) 		"My Brother Jake"
(1971) 		"Little Bit of Love"
(1972)

"My Brother Jake" is a song and single by English band, Free. Written by lead singer Paul Rodgers and bass guitarist Andy Fraser, it was first released in the UK in 1971.[2]

Background and chart success[]

The song was the second chart success for Free, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart in 1971 and remaining in the chart for 11 weeks.[3] It was described by Dave Thompson of AllMusic as a "gorgeous knockabout" of a song.[4]

The band performed the song on BBC's Top of the Pops on 13 May 1971.[5]

In 1991 Andy Fraser revealed that he had originally written the song about Horace Faith, saying: "It was written about a friend, a guy called Horace Faith. He was a great singer and around that time we were great friends. It was basically a sentiment to him, but I thought 'My Brother Jake' sounded better than 'My Brother Horace'."[6]

The song appears on the band's 1973 compilation album The Free Story.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "My Brother Jake". 45cat. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "My Brother Jake". Discogs. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Free". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Highway — Free". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. ^ "BBC Online - Top of the Pops - Video Archive". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Free's Andy Fraser (1991). By Mat Snow : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com.
  7. ^ "The Free Story - Free | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
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