"Free Me" is a song written by Russ Ballard and performed by Roger Daltrey, singer for English rock band The Who. The song is on Daltrey's 1980 solo album McVicar and in the film McVicar, also released in 1980.
| "Free Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Roger Daltrey | ||||
| from the album McVicar | ||||
| A-side | "Free Me" | |||
| B-side | "McVicar" | |||
| Released | July 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Russ Ballard | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Wayne | |||
| Roger Daltrey singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Recorded edit
"Free Me" was on his album McVicar. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film McVicar, a bio-pic of English bank robber John McVicar, that was produced by Daltrey and also featured him in the starring role.
The single was produced by Jeff Wayne and recorded at Advision Studios, London with Daltrey's vocals recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies.
Charts edit
The single reached #39 in the UK Singles Chart and #53 in the US.