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"Freedom's Prisoner" is a single by British singer-songwriter Steve Harley, released as the lead single from his second solo album ''The Candidate'' in 1979. It would be the only single to be released from the album. ==Background== "Freedom's Prisoner" was written and produced by both Harley and British songwriter/musician/producer Jimmy Horowitz. Unlike the two singles from Harley's debut solo album ''Hobo with a Grin'', "Freedom's Prisoner" managed to enter the top 100 in the UK. The song peaked at #58 in the UK for a total of three weeks, after originally debuting at #70 in late October 1979.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Official Charts Company - Freedom's Prisoner by Steve Harley Search )〕 Following the limited success of the single, and the failing of ''The Candidate'' album, EMI Records dropped Harley from the label. In a 1979 Daily Mirror issue, an article titled "Bad Boy Back on Song" was based on Harley, written by Pauline McLeod. The article spoke of the song, stating ''"The album he wrote when he returned to London, titled "The Candidate" will be out in the autumn and a new single "Freedom's Prisoner" is due out at the same time."'' The article also quoted Harley speaking of the song, stating ''"I reckon the single is a Top Ten record," he says with his usual modesty."'' Often complimented to be the best song on ''The Candidate'' album, the lyrics are reportedly about an obsession of the song's narrator concerning a girl he often goes to see dancing and feels he's becoming a prisoner of this monomania. The song features backing choir vocal from The English Chorale. Harley had asked Horowitz to find a choir for the plainsong parts, and in turn he booked the choir. The song was recorded and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, whilst it was mixed at Morgan Studios. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freedom's Prisoner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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