Difference between revisions of "Free (GCS 2000)"

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*[[New Power Soul Festival Tour]] <small>(during [[Larry Graham]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] opening act, with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) appearing as a guest)</small>
 
*[[New Power Soul Festival Tour]] <small>(during [[Larry Graham]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] opening act, with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) appearing as a guest)</small>

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Free

Gcs2000 album.jpg
from the album GCS 2000
Song details
Performer: Graham Central Station
First Released: 2 February, 1999 - GCS 2000 album
Album(s): GCS 2000
Writer(s): Larry Graham
Producer(s): Larry Graham and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

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 SymbolSmallerBlue.png). The song was written by Larry Graham, and produced by Larry Graham and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), 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).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
November, 1997 - January, 1998 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Free 7:04 GCS 2000 Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Free ?:?? Live performance TV broadcast Live 29 May, 1998,The Today Show (Summer Concert Series), Plaza outside NBC TV Studios, GE Building, New York, NY, USA
Free ?:?? Delayed performance TV broadcast Live 8 June, 1998, Vibe, CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Free ?:?? Live performance internet audio broadcast Live 19 July, 1999, 2nd annual Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards, Studio 54, New York, NY, USA


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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