Fontella Bass - Free (The Paula Recordings)

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Album Details

Title: Free (The Paula Recordings)
Artist: Fontella Bass
Release Date: 1972
Re-Released On: 2/17/2003
Label: Westside Records, P-Vine Records
UPCs: 4995879230817, 614475036244, 766486090927
Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Styles: Soul, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Chicago Soul
Moods: Happy, Rousing, Sweet, Carefree, Joyous, Sophisticated, Confident, Romantic, Sensual, Theatrical, Exuberant, Passionate
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 5
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

To Be Free
Hold on This Time
I Want Everyone to Know
I Need to Be Loved
Talking About Freedom
I Need Love
Wiping Tears
Now That I've Found a Good Thing
Who You Gonna Blame
It Sure Is Good
I'm Leaving the Choice to You
Home Wrecker
It's Hard to Get Back In
My God, My Freedom, My Home

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2003	CD	P-Vine Records	23081
2000	CD	Westside Records	WESM-624
2000	CD	Westside Records	624

Other Editions

Free (The Paula Recordings) [Bonus Tracks]

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Album Review

If Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me" is the best soul single that Aretha Franklin never made, then Free is the lost classic that deserves space in any record collection housing worn-out copies of the Queen of Soul's I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You and Spirit in the Dark. Reuniting Bass with producer Oliver Sain, who helmed her classic mid-'60s sides for Chess, Free draws on the singer's gospel roots to forge a deeply spiritual and moving examination of post-civil rights America. Cuts like "To Be Free," "Talking About Freedom," and "My God, My Freedom, My Home" showcase the remarkable power and poignancy of Bass' vocals, couched beautifully by Sain's nuanced, blues-inspired arrangements. This excellent, well-annotated reissue includes the original 1972 Free LP in its entirety along with four bonus tracks -- excellent stuff from a singer unjustly dismissed as a one-hit wonder. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Denis Blackham	Digital Remastering
Fontella Bass	?
Jools	Sleeve Remix
Malcolm Baumgart	Liner Notes
Mick Patrick	Liner Notes