Free (Kate Ryan album)

Free is the fourth studio album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan. It was released on May 30, 2008 by ARS Entertainment and Universal Music. 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 in Poland for shipments of 10,000 copies.

Free
Studio album by Kate Ryan
Released	30 May 2008
Genre	Europop
Length	46:19
Language	English, French
Label	ARS
Producer	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall (2N)
Kate Ryan chronology
Alive (2006) Free (2008) Essential (2008)
Singles from Free
"Voyage Voyage" Released: July 11, 2007 "L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You)" Released: February 1, 2008 "Ella, elle l'a" Released: April 25, 2008 "I Surrender" Released: August 27, 2008 "Your Eyes" Released: May 2009

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic 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."^[1]

Track listing

All songs produced by Niclas Kings and Niklas Bergwall, collectively known as 2N.

• Original release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Voyage, voyage" (originally by Desireless)	Jean Michel Rivat Dominique Dubois	3:05
2.	"Ella, elle l'a" (originally by France Gall)	Michel Berger	3:06
3.	"I Surrender" (originally by Clea)	Darren Tate Victoria Horn	3:31
4.	"Toute première fois" (originally by Jeanne Mas)	Jeanne Mas Romano Musumarra Roberto Zanelli	4:06
5.	"Tes Yeux"	Kate Ryan Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall Jeanette Olsson Jo Lemaire	3:44
6.	"Take Me Down"	Ashley Cadell Kings Bergwall	4:29
7.	"Pour quel amour"	Lisa Greene Kings Bergwall Lemaire	3:42
8.	"Put My Finger on It"	Jeanette Olsson Kings Bergwall	3:31
9.	"L.I.L.Y."	Olsson Kings Bergwall Jim Dyke	3:15
10.	"A La Folie"	Olsson Kings Bergwall Dyke Lemaire	3:55
11.	"We All Belong"	Ryan Kings Bergwall	3:28
12.	"Tonight We Ride / No digas que no" (featuring Soraya Arnelas)	Ian Curnow Georgie Dennis Darren Styles	3:03
13.	"Free"	Ryan	3:29

• Second edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Voyage, voyage"	Rivat Dubois	3:05
2.	"I Surrender"	Tate Horn	3:31
3.	"Ella, elle l'a"	Berger	3:06
4.	"Who Do You Love"	Greene Kings Bergwall	3:42
5.	"Your Eyes"	Ryan Kings Bergwall Olsson	3:44
6.	"L.I.L.Y."	Olsson Kings Bergwall Dyke	3:15
7.	"Take Me Down"	Cadell Kings Bergwall	4:29
8.	"Put My Finger on It"	Olsson Kings Bergwall	3:31
9.	"Sweet Mistake"	Olsson Kings Bergwall Dyke	3:55
10.	"Toute première fois"	Mas Musumarra Zanelli	4:06
11.	"We All Belong"	Ryan Kings Bergwall	3:28
12.	"Tonight We Ride / No digas que no" (featuring Soraya Arnelas)	Curnow Dennis Styles	3:03
13.	"Free"	Ryan	3:29

UK edition only

14. "The Rain"
15. "Je T'Adore"
16. "Libertine"
17. "Désenchantée"
18. "I Surrender" (Chuckle Brothers remix) [iTunes Exclusive]
19. "Ella Ella L'a (English Extended Version)" [iTunes Exclusive]

• Spanish edition

1. "Ella elle l'a" - 3:18
2. "Tonight We Ride / No Digas Que No - 3:05
3. "Voyage Voyage" - 3:09
4. I Surrender" - 3:33
5. "Who Do You Love" - 3:44
6. "Your Eyes" - 3:46
7. "L.I.L.Y." - 3:18
8. "Take Me Down" - 4:32
9. "Put My Finger on It" - 3:33
10. "Sweet Mistake" - 3:58
11. "Toute Première Fois" - 4:08
12. "We All Belong" - 3:31
13. "Free" - 3:31

• Polish Special Edition w/ DVD

All Original edition tracks Plus Music Videos

1. "Voyage Voyage" (Music Video)
2. "L.I.L.Y." (Music Video)
3. "Ella Elle L'a" (Music Video)
4. "I Surrender" (Music Video)
5. "Photo Gallery"

Personnel

• Kate Ryan – Vocals, lyricist
• Niclas Kings – Producer, lyricist
• Niklas Bergwall – Producer, lyricist
• Jeanette Olsson – 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

Weekly chart performance for Free

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	44
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	47
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5]	26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	96

Certifications

Certifications for Free

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[8]	Gold	10,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Ultratop.be – Kate Ryan – Alive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kate Ryan – Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kate Ryan – Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
5. "Spanishcharts.com – Kate Ryan – Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Kate Ryan – Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Kate Ryan – Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
8. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2008 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Free at AllMusic