The Free Electric Band (album)

The Free Electric Band
Studio album by Albert Hammond
Released	1973
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Label	Mums Records 32267
Producer	Albert Hammond
Albert Hammond chronology
It Never Rains in Southern California (1972) The Free Electric Band (1973) Albert Hammond (1974)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Free Electric Band is an album by Albert Hammond released by Mums Records.^[2] The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching #193.^[3]

The single title song hit #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973. The single "The Peacemaker" hit #51 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #80 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

The album was produced and arranged by Hammond.

Track listing

All tracks by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood

1. "Smokey Factory Blues"
2. "The Peacemaker"
3. "Woman of the World"
4. "Everything I Want to Do"
5. "Who's for Lunch Today"
6. "The Free Electric Band"
7. "Rebecca"
8. "The Day the British Army Lost the War"
9. "For the Peace of All Mankind"
10. "I Think I'll Go That Way"

Session personnel

• Guitar: Albert Hammond, Jay Lewis, Larry Carlton
• Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
• Drums: Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon
• Keyboard: Michael Omartian
• Backing Vocals: Carol Carmichael and Friends
• Strings: The Sid Sharp Strings

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1973	Billboard 200	193

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1973	"The Free Electric Band"	Billboard Hot 100	48
1973	"The Free Electric Band"	UK Singles Chart	19
1973	"The Peacemaker"	Billboard Hot 100	80
1973	"The Peacemaker"	Adult Contemporary Chart	51

References

1. The Free Electric Band (album) at AllMusic
2. Albert Hammond, The Free Electric Band Retrieved April 21, 2013
3. Albert Hammond, The Free Electric Band Chart Position Retrieved April 21, 2013
4. Albert Hammond's charting singles Retrieved April 21, 2013