"Sing a Song of Freedom" | ||||
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Cover of the single released in Sweden | ||||
Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
B-side | "A Thousand Conversations" | |||
Released | 29 October 1971 (1971-10-29) | |||
Recorded | 24 August 1971 | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
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"Sing a Song of Freedom" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as a single in October 1971. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Release
"Sing a Song of Freedom" was written by songwriting duo Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett and was arranged by and features an orchestral accompaniment by Brian Bennet. In Cliff Richard: The Biography, writer Steve Turner wrote that "Sing a Song of Freedom" "was an all-purpose anthem with no real message which drew upon the popular banner-waving slogans of campus politics". It was, however, banned in South Africa due to the repressive politics there at the time.
It was released as a single with the B-side "A Thousand Conversations", written by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which had been first released by their group Marvin, Welch & Farrar on their debut eponymous album.
Track listing
7": Columbia / DB 8836
- "Sing a Song of Freedom" – 3:24
- "A Thousand Conversations" – 2:18
Personnel
- Cliff Richard – vocals
- Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
- The Breakaways – backing vocals
- Brian Bennett Orchestra – all other instrumentation
Charts
Chart (1971–72) | Peak position |
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Denmark (IFPI) | 6 |
Germany (GfK) | 42 |
Malaysia (Rediffusion) | 1 |
Sweden (Kvällstoppen) | 14 |
UK Singles (OCC) | 13 |
References
- ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (Sing A Song Of Freedom)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com.
- ^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- Turner, Steve (2008). Cliff Richard: the Biography: 50th Anniversary Edition. Lion Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-7459-5279-6.
- "Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom". 45cat. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 20 January 1972. p. 47.
- "Cliff Richard – Flying Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 19 February 1972. p. 40. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "Cliff Richard – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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