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Reddy was definitely in a holding pattern -- Free and Easy is indistinguishable from its predecessors. That said, there is a little more grit in the oyster on this outing. Her third US number one single "Angie Baby" is quite memorable, if chiefly for its baffling lyric -- an insane, music-obsessed child lures a man into her bedroom and, the song implies, murders him -- or something. The rest is the usual mix of pop, sugary ballads and nostalgia, supplied by the same cast -- Paul Williams, Peter Allen and Don McLean. All of it is merely pleasing rather than brilliant; only "Showbiz," a fluffed attempt at wit, is downright bad.
© Charles Donovan /TiVo
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Alan O'Day, ComposerLyricist - Larry Marks, Producer - Tom Catalano, Producer - Helen Reddy, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Senter, Producer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records, LLC
Mark James, Composer - JOE WISSERT, Producer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records, LLC
Peter Allen, Composer - John Barry, Composer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
DON MCLEAN, Composer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
Lewis Anderson, Composer - Becky Hobbs, Composer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
Véronique Sanson, Composer - JOE WISSERT, Producer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist - Patti Dahlstrom, Composer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records, LLC
Tom Jans, Composer - JOE WISSERT, Producer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
K. Ascher, Composer - Pharrell, Composer - Helen Reddy, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
Peter Allen, Composer - Helen Reddy, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
Helen Reddy, MainArtist - Dennis Tracy, Composer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1974 Capitol Records Inc.
Album review
Reddy was definitely in a holding pattern -- Free and Easy is indistinguishable from its predecessors. That said, there is a little more grit in the oyster on this outing. Her third US number one single "Angie Baby" is quite memorable, if chiefly for its baffling lyric -- an insane, music-obsessed child lures a man into her bedroom and, the song implies, murders him -- or something. The rest is the usual mix of pop, sugary ballads and nostalgia, supplied by the same cast -- Paul Williams, Peter Allen and Don McLean. All of it is merely pleasing rather than brilliant; only "Showbiz," a fluffed attempt at wit, is downright bad.
© Charles Donovan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:34
- Main artists: Helen Reddy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records Inc.
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