Loving and Free

Loving and Free
Loving and Free
Studio album by Kiki Dee
Released	27 November 1973
Recorded	28 April – 22 June 1973
Studio	AIR Studios, London; Nova Sound Studios, Marble Arch, London
Genre	Pop
Length	39:46
Label	The Rocket Record Company
Producer	Elton John, Clive Franks
Kiki Dee chronology

Loving and Free is the third album by English singer Kiki Dee released in 1973 on The Rocket Record Company label. It was recorded at the AIR Studios and Nova Studios in London between 28 April and 22 June 1973.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[1]

In 1976 the title track was issued as an EP (b/w "Amoureuse") and reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kiki Dee, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Loving and Free"		4:21
2.	"If It Rains"		2:46
3.	"Lonnie & Josie"	Elton John Bernie Taupin	4:25
4.	"Travellin' in Style"	Tetsu Yamauchi John Bundrick Simon Kirke Paul Rodgers Paul Kossoff	3:07
5.	"You Put Something Better Inside Me"	Joe Egan Gerry Rafferty	4:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Supercool"	John Taupin	3:25
7.	"Rest My Head"		3:17
8.	"Amoureuse"	Véronique Sanson Gary Osborne	4:08
9.	"Song for Adam"	Jackson Browne	5:23
10.	"Sugar on the Floor"		4:18

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	38^[4]

Personnel

Drums - Dave Mattacks (1, 4, 5, 8), Gerry Conway (2, 7, 9, 10), Nigel Olsson (3, 6)
Percussion - Dave Mattacks (4)
Bass - Dee Murray (All tracks)
Guitars - Paul Keogh (1, 2, 4, 5, 9), Davey Johnstone (3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Acoustic guitar - Jim Ryan (8)
Pedal steel - B. J. Cole (7, 10)
Electric Piano - Elton John (2, 7, 9, 10)
Piano - Jimmy Hill (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10), Elton John (3, 6), Ronnie Leakie (8)
Mellotron - Elton John (3, 5, 10)
Organ - Jimmy Hill (2,9), Elton John (7)
Saxophone - Roger Ball (4)
Backing vocals - Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Irene & Doreen Chanter (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), Elton John (7)
Orchestral arrangement - John Barnhan (1, 8)

Production

Producers - Elton John, Clive Franks
Engineer - Clive Franks
Assistant Engineers - Judy Szekely, Denny Bridges
Orchestral Engineer - Richard Dodd
Album Photography - Steve Brown
Album Design - David Costa

References

^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Album sleeve
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 146–47. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[1] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[2] Album sleeve

[3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 146–47. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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