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"All Right Now" is a song by English rock band Free, released on their third studio album, Fire and Water (1970). It was released by Island Records , a record label founded by Chris Blackwell . Released as the album's second single , "All Right Now" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles ...
In October 2006, a BMI London Million-Air Award was given to Rodgers and Fraser to mark over 3 million radio and television plays of "All Right Now". [5] Simon Kirke later recalled: "'All Right Now' was created after a bad gig in Durham. We finished our show and walked off the stage to the sound of our own footsteps.
Unannounced, he joined the band at the end of their show to sing "Bad Company" and "All Right Now". Rogers was a judge for the sixth and seventh annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists. [21] On 27 June 2008, Rodgers and Queen performed at the Concert for Nelson Mandela to celebrate Mandela's 90th birthday.
"All Right Now" remains a staple of R&B and rock, and has entered ASCAP's "One Million" airplay singles club. [6] [7] Andy Fraser left the band in 1972 and formed Sharks. Free recorded one more album, Heartbreaker, before disbanding in 1973; Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke went on to co-form the more successful rock supergroup Bad Company. [8]
In contrast, neither of the band's prior releases had charted at all. [5] Fire and Water additionally reached No. 17 in the U.S. [citation needed] The album spawned the band's signature hit song "All Right Now", praised by publications such as AllMusic as a hard rock "smash powered by [Paul] Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals". [2]
The Best of Free: All Right Now is a 1991 album by the band Free.All the tracks on this album were remixed by Bob Clearmountain. [1] On 18 February 1991, the album was awarded a silver certification by the BPI, [2] for UK album sales of over 60,000 units. [3]
In 2006, an unreleased guitar solo surfaced on the title track to the album All One by David Elliot, who recorded with Kossoff in the 1970s. In 2011 a selection of early recordings Kossoff made with Black Cat Bones was released on the album Paul's Blues .
Left to right standing: Paul Kossof and Simon Kirke. Sitting: Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser. Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968, by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke. Signed with Island Records, the group are known for their hit songs "All Right Now” and "Wishing Well".