"Sing a Song of Freedom" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as a single in October 1971. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Release "Sing a Song of Freedom" was written by songwriting duo Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett and was arranged by and features an orchestral accompaniment by Brian Bennet. In Cliff Richard: The Biography, writer Steve Turner wrote that "Sing a Song of Freedom" "was an all-purpose anthem with no real message which drew upon the popular banner-waving slogans of campus politics". It was, however, banned in South Africa due to the repressive politics there at the time.
It was released as a single with the B-side "A Thousand Conversations", written by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which had been first released by their group Marvin, Welch & Farrar on their debut eponymous album.
Track listing 7": Columbia / DB 8836 "Sing a Song of Freedom" – 3:24 "A Thousand Conversations" – 2:18
Personnel Cliff Richard – vocals Big Jim Sullivan – guitar The Breakaways – backing vocals Brian Bennett Orchestra – all other instrumentation
Charts Chart (1971–72)PeakpositionDenmark (IFPI)6Malaysia (Rediffusion)1Sweden (Kvällstoppen)14
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