''Free'' is the fourth studio album by Belgian singer
Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck, 22 July 1980) is a Belgian singer and songwriter, and the winner of a World Music Award. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of ...
. It was released on May 30, 2008 by ARS Entertainment and
Universal Music
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. It produced the singles, "
Voyage Voyage", "
L.I.L.Y.", "
Ella elle l'a", "
I Surrender" and "
Your Eyes". ''Free'' performed moderately well on the charts and was certified
Gold
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in
Poland
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for shipments of 10,000 copies.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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editor John Lucas rated the album four out of five stars. He noted found that ''Free'' "is another consistently strong effort. It only once hits the heights of the best tracks from ''Alive''
..but it is a strong collection of Europop with much less filler than her first two records."
Track listing
All songs produced by Niclas Kings and Niklas Bergwall, collectively known as 2N.
*Original release
*Second edition
:UK edition only
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"The Rain"
#" Je T'Adore"
#"Libertine"
#"Désenchantée
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#"I Surrender" (Chuckle Brothers remix) Tunes Exclusive#"Ella Ella L'a (English Extended Version)" Tunes Exclusive
*Spanish edition
#"Ella elle l'a" - 3:18
#"Tonight We Ride / No Digas Que No - 3:05
#"Voyage Voyage" - 3:09
#I Surrender" - 3:33
#"Who Do You Love" - 3:44
#"Your Eyes" - 3:46
#"L.I.L.Y." - 3:18
#"Take Me Down" - 4:32
#"Put My Finger on It" - 3:33
#"Sweet Mistake" - 3:58
#"Toute Première Fois" - 4:08
#"We All Belong" - 3:31
#"Free" - 3:31
*Polish Special Edition w/ DVD
All Original edition tracks Plus Music Videos
#"Voyage Voyage" (Music Video)
#"L.I.L.Y." (Music Video)
#"Ella Elle L'a" (Music Video)
#"I Surrender" (Music Video)
#"Photo Gallery"
Personnel
*Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck, 22 July 1980) is a Belgian singer and songwriter, and the winner of a World Music Award. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of ...
– Vocals, lyricist
*Niclas Kings – Producer, lyricist
*Niklas Bergwall – Producer, lyricist
*Jeanette Olsson
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– Backing vocals, vocal arrangement, lyricist
*Anna Nordell – Backing vocals
*Aggie G. – Backing vocals
*Lisa Greene – Lyricist
*Jim Dyke – Lyricist
*Ashley Cadelle – Lyricist
*Ian Curnow – Lyricist
*Georgie Dennis – Lyricist
*Darren Styles – Lyricist
*Jo Lemaire – French translations
*Mattias Bylund – Strings
*Johan Rude – Mixing
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2008 albums
Kate Ryan albums