Sing a Song of Freedom

"Sing a Song of Freedom" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as a single in October 1971. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"Sing a Song of Freedom"
Cover of the single released in Sweden
Single by Cliff Richard
B-side"A Thousand Conversations"
Released29 October 1971 (1971-10-29)
Recorded24 August 1971[1]
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenrePop rock
Length3:24
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Flying Machine"
(1971)		 "Sing a Song of Freedom"
(1971)		 "Jesus"
(1972)

Release

"Sing a Song of Freedom" was written by songwriting duo Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett and was arranged by and features an orchestral accompaniment by Brian Bennet.[1] In Cliff Richard: The Biography, writer Steve Turner wrote that "Sing a Song of Freedom" "was an all-purpose anthem with no real message which drew upon the popular banner-waving slogans of campus politics".[3] It was, however, banned in South Africa due to the repressive politics there at the time.[1]

It was released as a single with the B-side "A Thousand Conversations", written by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which had been first released by their group Marvin, Welch & Farrar on their debut eponymous album.[4]

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 8836

  1. "Sing a Song of Freedom" – 3:24
  2. "A Thousand Conventions" – 2:18

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1971–72) Peak
position
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 42
Malaysia (Rediffusion)[7] 1
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[8] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 13

References
  1. "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (Sing A Song Of Freedom)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com.
  2. "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. Turner, Steve (2008). Cliff Richard: the Biography: 50th Anniversary Edition. Lion Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-7459-5279-6.
  4. "Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom". 45cat. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 20 January 1972. p. 47.
  6. "Cliff Richard – Flying Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 19 February 1972. p. 40. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. "Cliff Richard – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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