The Free Movement
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The Free Movement was an American
R&B
vocal group formed in 1970 in Los Angeles
. They issued a hit single
, "I've Found Someone Of My Own", on Decca Records
in 1971, and signed to Columbia
to release a full-length album the next year, while the single hit #5 in its 24th week on the Hot 100. The album reached #167 on the Billboard 200
and #26 on the Black Albums chart, and managed to chart a second single, but the group had no further success.The Columbia LP contains both singles.
United States
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R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
vocal group formed in 1970 in Los Angeles
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. They issued a hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, "I've Found Someone Of My Own", on Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
in 1971, and signed to Columbia
Columbia Records
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to release a full-length album the next year, while the single hit #5 in its 24th week on the Hot 100. The album reached #167 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #26 on the Black Albums chart, and managed to chart a second single, but the group had no further success.The Columbia LP contains both singles.
Members
- Godoy Colbert (formerly of The Pilgrim Travelers and The PharaohsThe PharaohsThe Pharaohs, an American soul/jazz/funk group, were formed in 1962 out of a student band, The Jazzmen, at Crane Junior College in Chicago, Illinois. This early incarnation comprised Louis Satterfield on trombone, Charles Handy on trumpet, and Don Myrick on alto saxophone. They were joined by Fred...
) - Josephine Brown (formerly of The Five Bells of Joy)
- Cheryl Conley
- Jennifer Gates
- Adrian Jefferson
- Claude Jefferson
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Pop Singles Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. Black Singles | U.S. Adult Contemporary | ||
| 1971 | "I've Found Someone of My Own" | 5 | 20 | 7 |
| 1972 | "The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" | 50 | 49 | 6 |