Little Bit of Love (Free song)

"Little Bit of Love", also known as "A Little Bit of Love", is a song and single by British rock band, Free. Written by the four members of the band, it reach number 13 on the UK's Official UK singles chart and stayed in the charts for 10 weeks.[3] The British Record Mirror said of the song on 13 May 1972, "Having had their fair share of the knocks and problems of fame, Free are back in full swing again. An album on the way – and this single, which should do them a lot of good. It's a relaxed put together production, good lead voice, solid beat – a philosophic song and easy to pick up in the mind. Plus that very distinctive sound."[4] The American Record World on 27 May 1972 said "the strongest singles of the week come from Free, ("Little Bit Of Love" on Island)...". [5]

"Little Bit of Love"
The German cover of "A Little Bit of Love"
Single by Free
from the album Free at Last
B-side"Sail On"
Released5 May 1972[1]
RecordedJanuary – March 1972
StudioIsland Studios
GenreRock
Length2:32[2]
LabelIsland
Composer(s)Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke
Producer(s)Free
Free singles chronology
"My Brother Jake"
(1971)		 "Little Bit of Love"
(1972)		 "Wishing Well"
(1972)

After the single was released, it appeared on Free's fifth studio album Free at Last. Since then it has appeared on a number of compilation albums, such as The Free Story, Completely Free and The Best of Free: All Right Now etc.

Song name

The single was released in the United Kingdom on 5 May 1972 as "Little Bit of Love", however not all releases had exactly the same name, for instance, in German, France, Spain, etc. it was released as "A Little Bit of Love".[2]

Personnel

See also

References
  1. "Discographie Free". musikindustrie (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie e.V. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "Discographie Free". germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Little Bit of Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. "Free's Little Bit" (PDF). Record Mirror. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. "UK Picks of the Week for US" (PDF). Record World. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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