Free Ride (song)
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| "Free Ride" | ||||
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| Single by Edgar Winter Group | ||||
| from the album They Only Come Out at Night | ||||
| B-side | "When It Comes" | |||
| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter | Dan Hartman | |||
| Producer | Rick Derringer | |||
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| "Free Ride" on YouTube | ||||
"Free Ride" is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by the Edgar Winter Group from their 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night, produced by Rick Derringer. The single was a top-15 U.S. hit in 1973, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and number 10 on Cash Box. In Canada, it peaked at number eight.[3]
- Edgar Winter – clavinet, electric piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer, backing vocals
- Ronnie Montrose – lead guitar, backing vocals (1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard)
- Dan Hartman – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
- Rick Derringer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Randy Jo Hobbs – bass guitar
- Johnny Badanjek – drums
Other versions
Tavares recorded a version of the song for their 1975 album, In the City. Their version peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and number eight on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Hartman himself re-recorded the song and released it on his 1979 album Relight My Fire. Audio Adrenaline recorded the song and released it on their 1996 album Bloom.[4] When The Cats Away recorded a version and was released in January 1990 and peaked at number 12.
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