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| "Set Me Free" | ||||
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 Dutch picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Kinks | ||||
| from the album Kinda Kinks (US edition) | ||||
| B-side | " I Need You" | |||
| Released | 21 May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 13–14 April 1965 [1] | |||
| Studio | Pye, London | |||
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| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Shel Talmy | |||
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"Set Me Free" is a song by Ray Davies, released first by the Kinks in 1965. Along with " Tired of Waiting for You", it is one of band's first attempts at a softer, more introspective sound. The song's B-side, " I Need You", makes prominent use of powerchords in the style of the Kinks' early, "raunchy" sound. "Set Me Free" was heard in the Ken Loach-directed Up the Junction, a BBC Wednesday Play which aired in November 1965; this marked the first appearance of a Kinks song on a film or TV soundtrack.
Billboard said of the single that "hot on the heels of [the Kinks'] ' Tired of Waiting for You' smash comes this down home blues rhythm material with a good teen lyric." [3] Cash Box described it as "a snappy tune that’s taken for an engaging disk ride." [4]
Personnel
According to band researcher Doug Hinman: [1]
The Kinks
- Ray Davies – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
- Dave Davies – backing vocal, lead guitar
- Pete Quaife – bass
- Mick Avory – drums
Additional musician
- Rasa Davies – backing vocal
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [5] | 54 |
| Canada Top Singles ( RPM) [6] | 2 |
| France ( IFOP) [7] | 29 |
| Germany ( Official German Charts) [8] | 32 |
| Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [9] | 12 |
| Sweden ( Tio i Topp) [10] | 11 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [11] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 23 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [13] | 24 |
References
- ^ a b c Hinman 2004, p. 56.
- ^ Turner 2003, p. 560.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 5 June 1965. p. 35. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 5 June 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1965". www.top100singles.net.
- ^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 5601." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par K" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Kinks" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ " The Kinks – Set Me Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – The Kinks" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 447. ISBN 919727125X.
- ^ "Kinks: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Kinks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 7/17/65". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
Sources
- Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.
- Turner, Alwyn W. (2003). "The Kinks". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 560–561. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
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