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Released: 15 May 1970. Fire and Water is the third studio album by English rock band Free, released in 1970. It became the band's breakthrough album, achieving widespread commercial success as the band's first two studio albums were not successful.
- Free
- 26 June 1970
- January–June 1970
Apr 17, 2015 · Fire And Water, which also reached No.2, saw to that. “There’s no doubt in my mind, Fire And Water was the pinnacle of Free,” says Kirke, down the line from his home in New York. Now 65, the rangy, outspoken drummer was born in London but brought up in Shropshire, and still describes himself and Free singer Paul Rodgers as the “country ...
Jun 25, 2020 · Happy 50th Anniversary to Free’s third studio album Fire and Water, originally released Jun3 26, 1970. There are certain songs in the rock pantheon that not only have stood the test of time but have become truly timeless. “Johnny B. Goode” immediately comes to mind—it’s even on the “Golden Record” that’s been flying through ...
Songfacts®: This was the title track of Fire and Water. The album proved to be Free's breakthrough record, reaching #2 in the UK charts and #17 in the US. It helped secure them a place at the huge Isle of Wight Festival where they played to 600,000 people.
Apr 29, 2020 · April 29, 2020. Fire and Water by Free. Buy Fire and Water. The 1970 album Fire and Water was the third studio album by Free and it proved to be the breakthrough of the group’s short but prolific career.
Feb 13, 2022 · Sparked by a massive hit, the third studio album, Fire and Water, became the band’s breakthrough hit, reaching number 2 in the UK charts and number 17 in the US, making it the most successful Free album.
Jun 26, 2023 · After the Fire and Water follow-up Highway, Free broke up, re-forming briefly without him or Fraser, before Kirke and Rodgers amped up the Free sound with ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell and ex-Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, founding the highly successful Bad Company in 1974. Kossoff fronted the short-lived Back Street Crawler until ...
