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1973 studio album by Albert Hammond
The Free Electric Band
Studio album by Albert Hammond
Released1973
GenrePop rock, soft rock
LabelMums Records 32267
ProducerAlbert Hammond
Albert Hammond chronology
It Never Rains in Southern California
(1972)
The Free Electric Band
(1973)
Albert Hammond
(1974)
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The Free Electric Band is the second studio album by Albert Hammond released by Mums Records. The album barely landed on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching #193.

The title track single 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.

Hammond arranged and produced the record himself.

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"

Personnel

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 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
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