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1987 single by Supertramp

"Free as a Bird" is the title track from Supertramp`s 1987 album of the same name. Released as a single at the end of that year,[1] the song achieved only marginal commercial success.

Overview

The music video for "Free as a Bird" was produced by Sue Pemberton and directed by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckenger.[5]

Cash Box said that "Rick Davies sets an easy groove with his patented, bluesy keyboard style, and takes you to a gospel out-chorus."[6]

In 1988 "Free as a Bird" was performed on the Dutch pop music television series, TopPop.[7]

It is the only song from the album of the same name that survived the accompanying tour. Live recordings were released on Live `88 and It Was the Best of Times.

"Free as a Bird" also appears on Supertramp`s 1992 best-of album The Very Best of Supertramp 2 and the later compilation Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology.

Track listing

7" vinyl, Cassette

1. "Free as a Bird" – 4:20
2. "Thing For You" – 3:59

Personnel

According the Free as a Bird and The Very Best of Supertramp 2 liner notes.[8][9]

• Rick Davies - vocals, keyboards, producer
• John Anthony Helliwell - saxophone
• Dougie Thomson - bass
• Bob C. Benberg - drums

Other personnel

• Supertramp – producer
• Mark Hart – vocals, guitar and keyboards
• Marty Walsh – guitar
• Linda Foot – backing vocals
• Lise Miller – backing vocals
• Evan Rogers – backing vocals
• Karyn White – backing vocals

Charts