Free is the second track on Graham Central Station's eighth studio album GCS 2000. Keeping the theme established on Push It Up (on the New Power Generation's Newpower Soul) and Democrazy (on Chaka Khan's Come 2 My House), the track contains shared lead vocals between Larry Graham, [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and Prince (as ). The song was written by Larry Graham, and produced by Larry Graham and Prince (as ), who also appears as a musician.
While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place between November, 1997, and January, 1998, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA.
The track is completely unrelated to Prince's own track Free (for details of that song, click here).
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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November, 1997 - January, 1998
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Initial tracking
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Free
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7:04
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GCS 2000
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Studio
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Free
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Live performance TV broadcast
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Live
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29 May, 1998,The Today Show (Summer Concert Series), Plaza outside NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA
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Free
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Delayed performance TV broadcast
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Live
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8 June, 1998, Vibe, CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Free
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Live performance internet audio broadcast
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Live
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19 July, 1999, 2nd annual Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards, Studio 54, New York, NY, USA
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