Home Free (album)

Home Free
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Folk rock
Length	46:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Norbert Putnam
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Home Free (1972) Souvenirs (1974)Souvenirs1974
Singles from Home Free
"To the Morning" Released: 1972 "Anyway I Love You" Released: 1972

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Allmusic	[1]

Home Free is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). Upon its original release Home Free had lukewarm success, but following a later re-issue it was certified platinum by the RIAA for certified sales of 1,000,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

1. "To the Morning" – 6:34
2. "Stars" – 3:30
3. "More Than Ever" – 5:14
4. "Be on Your Way" – 3:24
5. "Hickory Grove" – 4:40
6. "Long Way Home (Live in the Country)" – 5:31
7. "Looking for a Lady" – 2:58
8. "Anyway I Love You" – 3:50
9. "Wysteria" – 4:03
10. "The River" – 7:13

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic piano, organ, Moog synthesizer
• David Briggs – acoustic piano on "More than Ever" and "Anyway I Love You", organ on "Long Way Home"
• Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums, percussion
• The Goodlettesville String Quartet – strings on "Long Way Home"
• Farrell Morris – percussion, vibraphone
• Weldon Myrick – dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Bill Purcell – string arrangements on "Hickory Grove"
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar, cello
• Buddy Spicher – fiddle, viola
• Glen Spreen – string arrangements on "To the Morning" and "Wysteria"

Production

• Producer: Norbert Putnam
• Engineers: Gene Eichelberger and Lee Hazen
• Recorded at Quadraphonic Sound Studio (Nashville, TN).
• Photography: Kenneth A. Buttrey
• Cover Portrait: Dan Fogelberg

Covers

• Amy Holland recorded a cover version of "Stars" by Dan Fogelberg on her 1980 debut album.
• Alison Krauss & Union Station recorded a cover version of "Stars" on the 2001 album New Favorite.

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

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