"Free Me" is the sixth single by the
Liverpool
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britpop
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band
Cast
Cast may refer to:
Music
* Cast (band), an English alternative rock band
* Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band
* The Cast, a Scottish musical duo: Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis
* ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William
* ...
, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.
It is the band's first single to have more than one word in its title, following "
Finetime
"Finetime" is the debut single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album ''All Change''.
Finetime was first performed acoustically by John Power with the La's at a Liverpo ...
", "
Alright
Alright, All Right or Allwright may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Alright!'' (album), a 2007 album by Bogdan Raczynski
* ''Alright'', a 2011 album by Jerry Williams
* ''All Right'', a 1982 album by Himiko Kikuchi
Songs
* "Alright" (Cast song)
* ...
", "
Sandstorm
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", "
Walkaway" and "
Flying".
Formats and track listings
;CD single (1)
# "Free Me"
# "Come on Everybody"
# "Canter"
# "Free Me" (acoustic)
;CD single (2)
# "Free Me"
# "Release My Soul"
# "Dancing on the Flames"
;7" single
# "Free Me"
# "Come on Everybody"
Personnel
;Cast
*
John Power – vocals, guitar
*
Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
*
Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar
*
Keith O'Neill – drums
;Production
*
John Leckie
John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's '' 25 O'Clock'' (1985), t ...
– producer
*
Mark "Spike" Stent
Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran ...
– mixing
Chart performance
References
1997 singles
Cast (band) songs
Songs written by John Power (musician)
Song recordings produced by John Leckie
Polydor Records singles
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