ALL
RIGHT NOW
FREE
SONGWRITERS:
ANDY FRASER & PAUL RODGERS
COUNTRY:
U. K.
ALBUM: FIRE
AND WATER
LABEL: ISLAND
GENRE: HARD
ROCK
YEAR: 1970
"All Right Now" is a single by the English
rock band Free. The
song, released in 1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "All Right Now" originally appeared on the
album Fire and
Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell.
In 1991, the song
was remixed and re-released, reaching #8 on the UK singles chart.
"All Right Now" was a #1 hit in
over 20 territories and was recognised by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) in 1990 for
garnering 1,000,000 plus radio plays in the U.S. by late 1989. In 2006, the BMI London awards included a Million Air award for 3 million air plays
of "All Right Now" in the USA.
Free were an English rock band formed in
London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They
disbanded in 1973; lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become the frontman of the band Bad Company, which
also featured his Free bandmate Simon Kirke on drums. Lead guitarist Paul Kossoff formed Back Street
Crawler in 1975, but died from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 25 in 1976. Bassist Andy Fraser
formed Sharks.
Free
became renowned for their live shows and non-stop touring. However,
their studio albums did not sell very well until their third, Fire and
Water, featured the massive hit "All Right
Now". The song helped secure them a place at the Isle of Wight
Festival 1970, where they played to 600,000
people. In the early 1970s Free became one of the biggest-selling British blues rock groups;
by the time they disbanded, they had sold more than 20 million albums around
the world and had played more than 700 arena and festival concerts. "All
Right Now" remains a rock staple, and has been entered in ASCAP's "One Million"
airplay singles club.
Rolling Stone has referred to the band as "British hard rock pioneers".
The magazine ranked Rodgers Nº. 55 in its list of the "100 Greatest
Singers of All Time", while Kossoff was ranked Nº. 51 in its list of the
"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Free were signed to Island Records in the UK and A&M Records in North America.
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-whoa
There she stood in
the street
Smilin' from her head to her feet
I said, hey, what is
this?
Now maybe, baby
Maybe she's in need of a kiss
I said, hey, what's
your name?
Maybe we can see things the same
Now don't you wait, or hesitate
Let's move before they raise the parking rate
All right now, baby,
it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
Let me tell you now
I took her home to my
place
Watchin' every move on her face
She said, look,
what's your game, baby?
Are you tryin' to put me to shame?
I said, slow, don't
go so fast, don't you think that love can last?
She said, love, Lord
above
Now you're tryin' to trick me in love
All right now, baby,
it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
It's all right now
Oh yeah, whoa
Let me tell you all about it now, yeah
I took her home to my
place
Watchin' every move on her face
She said, look, what's your game?
Are you tryin' to put me to shame?
I said, slow, don't
go so fast, don't you think that love can last?
She said, love, Lord
above
Now you're tryin' to trick me in love
All right now, baby,
it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
All right now, baby,
it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now
All right now, baby, it's all right now.
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