I Want to Be Free
Ohio Players
1975
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1975
Reported release: 1975Date needs verification
Reported in supplied material; independent release-date verification remains open.
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Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1975.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
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A funk track expressing a desire for personal freedom.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1975.html, song-list position 132
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Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1975.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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