"Sound of Free" (alternately known as "Settle Down") is a song performed by American musicians

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and

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(the latter credited as "Rumbo") that was written by Wilson and

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. It was released by

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as a British-exclusive single on December 4, 1970. The B-side was "

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". In 2013, "Sound of Free" was officially released on CD for the first time on

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' box set ''

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''. Writing in his 1978 biography of the band

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said, "No-one seems to have ever asked Dennis what the idea was behind this burst of independence, but it's possible that there's some connection with the fact that ''Sunflower'', and in fact '' Surf's Up'' ... were released in Britain on the Stateside label." In 2021, a remaster of the song was included on the compilation ''

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''. A stereo mix was not created because the multitrack tape had been lost.

Personnel

Credits from Craig Slowinski Dennis Wilson and Rumbo *

- piano, Hammond organ,

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s *

- lead vocals, drums, tambourine, shaker, mark-tree Additional musicians *

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- trombone *Sal Marquez - trumpet *

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- tenor saxophone *

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- trumpet *

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- backing vocals *

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- backing vocals, electric guitars

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sound Of Free 1970 singles Dennis Wilson songs Songs written by Dennis Wilson Song recordings produced by Dennis Wilson Songs written by Mike Love