| For Free | ||||
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| Released | July 23, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | August–December 2020 | |||
| Studio | The Bamboom Room (Altadena, California) Hz Werks (Van Nuys, California) Joel Jacks' Studio (Santa Ynez, California) Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California) Stubbs Recording (Spring Hill, Tennessee) Tomorrow's Sound Today (Memphis, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
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| Producer | James Raymond | |||
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For Free is the eighth and final solo studio album by American musician David Crosby. The album was released on July 23, 2021, by Three Blind Mice and BMG Rights Management with cover art produced by Joan Baez.[1][2][3]
The album was Crosby's final release prior to his death in January 2023.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| Classic Rock | [7] |
| NME | [8] |
For Free received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 84, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 6 reviews.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "River Rise" (featuring Michael McDonald) | David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald | 3:33 |
| 2. | "I Think I" | Crosby, Raymond, Steve Postell | 4:52 |
| 3. | "The Other Side of Midnight" | Raymond | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Rodriguez for a Night" | Crosby, Donald Fagen, Raymond | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Secret Dancer" | Crosby, Raymond | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Ships in the Night" | Crosby | 3:25 |
| 7. | "For Free" (featuring Sarah Jarosz) | Joni Mitchell | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Boxes" | Raymond | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Shot at Me" | Crosby, Dean Parks | 3:13 |
| 10. | "I Won't Stay for Long" | Raymond | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 37:29 | ||
Studios
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 73 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 67 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 48 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 23 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] | 84 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 53 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] | 2 |
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