The Free Movement

The Free Movement was an American R&B vocal group formed in 1970 in Los Angeles.

History

They issued a hit single, "I've Found Someone of My Own", on Decca Records in 1971 which climbed to #5 in its 24th week on the Hot 100. The following year, the group signed to Columbia to release a full-length album. They managed to chart a second single, but the group had no further success, despite reaching #7 on the Easy Listening Charts. The Columbia LP contains both singles.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed The Free Movement among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[1]

Members

  • Godoy Colbert (formerly of Pilgrim Travelers and The Pharaohs)
  • Josephine Brown (formerly of Five Bells of Joy)
  • Cheryl Conley
  • Jennifer Gates
  • Adrian Jefferson
  • Claude Jefferson

Discography

Albums

Year Album US Pop US R&B[2] Record label
1971 I've Found Someone of My Own 167 26 Columbia Records
1996 The Free Movement: Golden Classics - - Collectables Records

Singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions
Record Label B-side Album
US Pop US AC US R&B AUS[3]
1971 "I've Found Someone of My Own" 5 7 20 41 Decca Records "I Can't Convince My Heart" I've Found Someone of My Own
"The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" 50 6 49 Columbia Records "Comin' Home"
1972 "Love the One You're With" "Could You Believe in a Dream"
1973 "I Can't Move No Mountains" "Every Step of the Way"

References

  1. Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. Billboard Albums, Allmusic.com.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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