Fire and Water
by Free
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 June 1970
- Label: Island
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 35:36
- Community rating: 3.96/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Free's breakthrough third album, 'Fire and Water', solidified the band's minimalist and gritty blues-rock style. The record鈥檚 sound is defined by its sparse production and the tight, forceful interplay between Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals, Paul Kossoff's vibrato-laden guitar, Andy Fraser's melodic bass, and Simon Kirke's steady drumming. Anchored by the massive international hit "All Right Now," the album juxtaposes heavy, riff-based hard rock with more somber, slow-burning blues numbers, establishing itself as a cornerstone of the early 1970s British rock landscape.
Genres
Descriptors: bluesy, classic, guitar-driven, soulful, british
Tracklist
- Fire And Water (03:59)
- Oh I Wept (04:26)
- Remember (04:24)
- Heavy Load (05:20)
- Mr. Big (05:56)
- Don't Say You Love Me (06:01)
- All Right Now (05:30)
Credits
- Paul Rodgers - vocals
- Paul Kossoff - guitars
- Andy Fraser - bass, acoustic guitar, piano
- Simon Kirke - drums, percussion
- Free - producer
- Roy Baker - engineer
- John Kelly - producer
- Mike Sida - design [cover], design, cover
- Richard Polak - photography by
- Pamela Coleman Smith - drawing, illustration [drawing]
- Hiroshi - photography by
- Roy Thomas Baker - producer [uncredited]