Fire and Water is the third studio album by English rock group Free. Unlike their previous albums Tons of Sobs and Free it was a huge success, reaching #2 in the UK charts and #17 in the American, making it the most successful Free album.
All Fire and Water games feature a mysterious temple filled with gems. Flip levers in the forest, press buttons in icy arenas, and activate moving platforms in the light temple. Your fiery friend can only acquire red diamonds, and the liquid lady must grab blue gems. If Fire and Water mix, they will be destroyed! DEDICATE TO PAUL KOSSOFF From 'FIRE AND WATER' Coooool!!! Love this very very much!!! Vocals:PAUL RODGERS Electric Guitar:PAUL KOSSOFF Electric Bass:ANDY FRASER Drums:SIMON KIRKE.
This is largely due to the album containing the hit single 'All Right Now' which they later played to a crowd of over 600,000 people at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival, which generated them huge publicity. To this date it is the only Free album to have seen a CD reissue in America. Recording The album carried on the Fraser/Rodgers writing.
. 'Released: May 15, 1970Fire and Water is the third studio released by the group. It became the band's breakthrough, achieving widespread commercial success after the band's first two studio albums had faced a more muted response. With the 'tremendous' acclaim of Fire and Water at their backs, in the words of, Free headlined the and 'appeared destined for superstardom'.Specifically, Fire and Water reached #2 on the U.K.
Album chart, being listed on it for a total of eighteen weeks. In contrast, neither of the band's prior two studio albums had charted at all. Fire and Water additionally reached #17 on the equivalent U.S. Chart.The album spawned the popular ', praised by publications such as as a 'smash powered by Paul Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals'.
The song became a Top 5 rock hit in not just the group's native, but it additionally did well in multiple European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany. The members of Free speak with fellow musician in in July 1970. The individuals (from left to right) are Winwood, &.The group had formed in back in 1968, with musician of the band witnessing a project that featured frontman. Free came into being once the duo joined up with musicians and, the latter formerly from the ranks of. Free's debut album, titled, came out in 1968 to a muted response. The group's, while expanding on the band's mix of styles, also failed to achieve commercial success. Neither studio album had charted at all.Free recorded Fire and Water from January 1970 to June 1970 in London, the group using the of.
Mike Sida devised the album's, with Richard Polak being the band's. Free the work themselves, with assistance from others.In addition, contributed to the album's production, providing particular help with the. Before getting started with Free, he'd worked with groups such as and in the 1960s.
After his association with Fire and Water, he has spent multiple decades serving rock bands such as,. Reception Professional ratings Review scoresSourceRatingBMatthew Greenwald has written for praising the album. He stated that by 1970 'Free presented itself to the world as a complete band, in every sense of the word', particularly with elements ranging from 'Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals' on display for listeners. He also positively compared the group's work with that of bands, and.Multiple critics have viewed the album as the high-point of the.
Track ' in particular continues to receive widespread radio airplay.Track listing All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise stated.Side one. 'Fire and Water' – 4:02 (UK album) 3:41 (US album). 'Oh I Wept' (Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff) – 4:26. 'Remember' – 4:20 (A reworking of an unused song 'Woman by the Sea' from the recording sessions in 1968). 'Heavy Load' – 5:19Side two.
'Mr. Big' (Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff) – 5:55 (Performed by Free on a televised session that can be seen on the Let It Rock – Vol. 2, released in the UK in 2003). 'Don't Say You Love Me' – 6:01.
' – 5:32 (The version on the album is longer than the single release: the second verse is repeated and the guitar solo is longer)Reissue Bonus Tracks. 'Oh I Wept' - Alternate Vocal. 'Fire and Water' - Stereo Mix. 'Fire and Water' - BBC Session. 'All Right Now' - BBC Session.
'All Right Now' - Single Version. 'All Right Now' - Early VersionPersonnel. – vocals. – lead guitar, rhythm guitar. – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano. – drums, percussionReissues.
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( May 2018)In 2001 the album was reissued with extra tracks, consisting only of alternate versions of songs already on the album. They include an alternate vocal take of 'Oh I Wept' and a remix of 'Fire and Water' to correct many of the production deficiencies that the original contains.
This version of the song does not fade out; instead Simon Kirke's final drum solo is performed to the end resulting in this version being twenty-one seconds longer than the album version. A BBC Session of this song is also included.The extra tracks also include three different versions of ': one is a BBC session; one is the edited version that was released as a single. It runs at 4:18, one minute and fourteen seconds less than the album version: the final verse is gone and the guitar solo is heavily cut down, a fact that Kossoff disliked.
The final version of the song is an early take that was never used.In 2008 the album was issued again as a 2CD Deluxe Edition with twenty-three extra tracks. Most of these bonus tracks had previously appeared on the Songs of Yesterday box set, but five previously unreleased alternate versions were also included.Cover versions of the Free track 'fire and water'. This section needs expansion. You can help. ( May 2018). 's 1971 version of 'Fire and Water' reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts. covered 'Fire and Water' on their first album, Division One, in 1985.
covered the title song on their second album in 1991., who took their name from the Free song, covered it on their 1993 album. covered 'Mr. Big' on their debut album, released in 1995. recorded 'Fire and Water' on their 2011 release. and former guitarist performed the title track on his covers album, titled, which he released in 2016. The track featured past and current Kiss frontman.
's version of the title track appeared on the CD Black Stone Cherry – Hits, Rarities & Live in 2014. 'Paul Rodgers is hands-down the greatest rock 'n' roll singer that's ever lived,' enthused frontman Chris Robertson. 'One of drummer John Fred's favourite songs is 'Fire and Water'. And I was like, 'I want to see if I can even sing it!' You gotta be slightly crazy to attempt singing a Paul Rodgers song, but I think we did a cool version.
It's acoustic, but still kinda heavy.' See also. Daniels, Neil (2013).
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Retrieved 12 May 2018. (1981). Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com. Robertson, Chris (June 2014). 'Black Stone Cherry – Hits, Rarities & Live'. P. 44.Recommended reading. Clayton, David and Smith, Todd K.
Heavy Load: The Story of Free. Moonshine Publishing 2002. Strong, Martin C. The Great Rock Discography, 6th edition. Edinburgh: Canongate Books 1994, 2002.
Pp. 392–3. Sutcliffe, Phil. Notes to Fire and Water by Free. Universal Island Records Ltd. 1970, 2001.External links. at.
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