"All Right Now" is a single by the English rock band Free. The song, released in 1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire and Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. In 1991, the song was remixed and re-released, reaching #8 on the UK singles chart.
"All Right Now" was a #1 hit in over 20 territories and was recognised by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) in 1990 for garnering 1,000,000 plus radio plays in the U.S. by late 1989. In 2006, the BMI London awards included a Million Air award for 3 million air plays of "All Right Now" in the USA.
According to drummer Simon Kirke, "All Right Now" was written by bassist Andy Fraser and singer Paul Rodgers in the Durham Students' Union building, Dunelm House.
One of the engineers during the recordings of "All Right Now" was Roy Thomas Baker.
Video All Right Now
Chart history
Maps All Right Now
Personnel
- Paul Rodgers - lead vocal
- Paul Kossoff - electric guitar
- Andy Fraser - bass guitar, piano
- Simon Kirke - drums
Cover versions
Wilson Pickett recorded "All Right Now" in 1971; the song reached #2 on the R&B chart and #24 on the pop chart, and was included on his 1972 album Don't Knock My Love, his final album for Atlantic Records.
"All Right Now", recorded by Mike Oldfield (produced by Tom Newman), with vocals by Wendy Roberts, Pierre Moerlen and Tom Newman, was issued as a one-sided promotional blue 7" single flexi-disc in 1979. The single was given only to Virgin Records executives and never issued to the public, making it one of the most elusive collectors' items in the Oldfield catalogue (number Virgin TT-362).
Also in 1979, studio disco group Witch Queen released a disco version of the song, as a double A-side with a cover of T. Rex's Bang a Gong. It peaked at number eight on the US Billboard disco chart.
Since 1972, "All Right Now" as arranged by Stanford Band has been the de facto fight song of Stanford University athletic teams.
Rod Stewart recorded the song and released it as a single in the U.S., reaching #72 in the winter of 1985.
See also
- Return of the Champions
- Super Live in Japan
References
External links
- Lyrics of live cover by Queen + Paul Rodgers from Live in Ukraine, from Queen official website
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