"6251f6b1-3f8c-4fa6-99be-6677cdba3ca6" . "Ronnie Van Zant" . "Free Bird" . . . "2000-11-24"^^ . "Lynyrd Skynyrd songs" . "false"^^ . "130.0"^^ . "1974 singles" . . "USMC10001224" . . . "eng" . "Rock ballads" . "Gramophone record" . "1973 songs" . "MCA Records singles" . . . . "MCA Records" . "L Multitracks (moggs)/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird.mogg" . "Song recordings produced by Al Kooper" . "-10.9"^^ . "Al Kooper" . "-0.203215"^^ . "L Multitracks/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird" . "Free Bird" . "449000.0"^^ . "--04-03" . "Blues rock songs" . "TRHTCQI128F42143FB" . . "302252"^^ . "%22Free Bird%22 or %22Freebird%22 is a power ballad by the American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song was first featured on the band's debut album in 1973 and has been included on subsequent albums released by the band, including the previously unreleased, unfaded-ending version of the original recording (featured on Skynyrd's Innyrds). Amazon.com music reviewer Lorry Fleming calls it %22the most-requested song in the history of rock music.%22Released as a single in November 1974, %22Free Bird%22 bowed at #87 on the Hot 100 on the 23rd and became the band's second Top 40 hit in early 1975, where it peaked at No. 19. A live version of the song also reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977, peaking at No. 38. %22Free Bird%22 also achieved the No. 3 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.It is used as a finale by Lynyrd Skynyrd during their live performances and is their longest song, often going well over 14 minutes when played live. It is considered to be Lynyrd Skynyrd's signature song." . "2233170" . . "1970s ballads" . "13"^^ . . "5714deda25ac0d8aee49910b" . "Songs in memory of deceased persons" . "Songs written by Ronnie Van Zant" . "0"^^ . . "Allen Collins" . "816" . . "true"^^ . "true"^^ . "Number-one singles in Norway" . <8lBNIiCMu7I> . "Joey + Rory songs" . "Songs written by Allen Collins" . "-0.365853"^^ . "english" .