Free - Songs Of Yesterday is a box set from the band Free released in 2000.

UK box on Island Records for blues rock act featuringPaul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke & Andy Fraser & best known for their perennial 'All Right Now'. 80 remastered tracks on 5 CDs including alternate takes and mixes, singles masters, stereo mixes, unreleased recordings, live recordings not used for the album 'Free Live', associated recordings from Paul Rodgers & The Maytals, Peace, Sharks, Kossoff/Kirke/Tetsu/Rabbit, John Martyn and rabbit (John Bundrick). 60 page color booklet. 2000 release.

This is an imported 5 cd anthology which summarizes the career of the British band Free. The first three discs contain remastered versions (excellent sound), alternate takes, non-lp tracks and unissued tracks from their career. The fourth disc contains alternate versions and unissued tracks from their live album. The last disc summarizes the solo career of the members of the band. The booklet is excellent with many pictures, chart information and other useful information about the band. Free was unjustly overshadowed by bluesy vocalist Paul Rodgers' and drummer Simon Kirke's later band Bad Company. I find this band much more interesting. While the material is less commercial than their later work with Bad Company, this material is delivered with more feeling. The late guitarist Paul Kossoff with his impressive blues laden vibrato attack was highly influential. Ex-John Mayall bass player Andy Fraser was an excellent musician, witness "Mr. Big" for an example. This song along with the anthem "All Right Now" and "Wishing Well" are probably the band's most requested songs. Some of my favorites include "I'll Be Creepin'", "Broad Daylight", "The Stealer", and "Little Bit Of Love" among many others. Free was reportedly a big influence on Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band pretty much burned out with the departures of Paul Kossoff and Rodgers' song writing partner Andy Fraser. One album was released after they departed. The band played such festivals as the Isle Of Wight during their halcyon days.

Track Listing [320k MP3]

01. Over The Green Hills
02. Walk In My Shadow
03. Wild Indian Woman
04. Guy Stevens Blues
05. Visions Of Hell
06. I'm A Mover
07. Moonshine
08. Woman By The Sea
09. Free Me
10. Long Tall Sally
11. Broad Daylight
12. The Worm
13. Trouble On Double Time
14. Spring Dawn
15. I'll Be Creepin'
16. Sugar For Mr Morrison
17. Songs Of Yesterday
18. Woman
19. Mourning Sad Morning
20. Fire And Water
21. All Right Now
22. Oh I Wept
23. Remember
24. Don't Say You Love Me
25. The Stealer
26. The Highway Song
27. On My Way
28. Sunny Day
29. Ride On A Pony
30. Love You So
31. Soon I Will Be Gone
32. My Brother Jake
33. Makin' Love (Only My Soul)
34. Rain
35. Get Where I Belong
36. Only My Soul
37. Travellin' Man
38. Molten Gold
39. Little Bit Of Love
40. Soldier Boy
41. Sail On
42. Guardian Of The Universe
43. Child
44. Honky Tonk Women
45. Lday
46. Muddy Water
47. Heartbreaker
48. Wishing Well
49. Le Me Show You
50. Le Me Show You
51. Muddy Water
52. Common Mortal Man
53. Heartbreaker
54. Seven Angels
55. Ride On A Pony
56. Be My Friend
57. Fire And Water
58. The Stealer
59. Don't Say You Love Me
60. Mr Big
61. I'll Be Creepin
62. Free Me
63. Woman
64. I'm A Mover
65. Walk In My Shadow
66. Songs Of Yesterday
67. All Right Now
68. Crossroads
69. (I Just Wanna) See You Smile-Paul Rodgers And The Maytals
70. Like Water-Peace
71. Zero BC-Peace
72. Ol' Jelly Roll-Sharks
73. Follow Me-Sharks
74. Fool's Life-KKTR
75. I'm On The Run-KKTR
76. Sammy's Alright-KKTR
77. Hold On-KKTR
78. Tuesday-Rabbit
79. Unseen Love-Rabbit
80. Time Spent (Time Away)-Paul Kossoff/John Martyn