The song, released in 1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[3] "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire and Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. In 1991, the song was remixed and re-released, reaching #8 on the UK singles chart.
In the CD Molten Gold - An Anthology, Free drummer Simon Kirke explained: "'All Right Now' was created after a bad gig in Durham, England. Our repertoire at that time was mostly slow and medium paced blues songs which was alright if you were a student sitting quietly and nodding your head to the beat. However, we finished our show in Durham and walked off the stage to the sound of our own footsteps. The applause had died before I had even left the drum riser. When we got into the dressing room, it was obvious that we needed an uptempo number, a rocker to close our shows. All of sudden, the Inspiration struck (bass player Andy) Fraser, and he started bopping around singing ALL RIGHT NOW... He sat down and wrote it right there in the dressing room. It couldn't have taken more than 10 minutes." Fraser has agreed largely with this history.
Lyrics
Whoa, whoa, whoa, ow!
There she stood in the street
Smiling from her head to her feet
I said hey what is this
Now baby maybe, maybe she's in need of a kiss
I said a hey what's your name baby
Maybe we can see things the same.
Now don't you wait or hesitate
Let's move before they raise the parking rate, ow!
All right now, baby it's-a all right now
All right now, baby it's-a all right now
Let me tell you now
I took her home to my place
Watchin' every move on her face
She said look what's your game baby
Are you trying to put me in shame
I said slow, don't go so fast
Don't you think that love could last
She said love, lord above
Now you're tryin' to trick me in love, ay!
All right now, baby it's-a all right now
All right now, baby it's-a all right now
Yeah it's all right now, ooo
Ooo
Oh yeah ow!
Let me tell you all about it now, ow!
Yay
Took her home (yeah) to my place
Watching every move on her face
She said look, ah, what's your game
Are you trying to put me in shame
Baby I said slow, slow don't go so fast
Don't you think that love can last
She said love, lord above
Now he's trying to trick me in love, ah
All right now, baby it's-a all right now, yeah
All right now, baby it's-a all right now
All right now
Baby it's a all right yeah
All right now
Baby, baby, baby it's all right
All right now, ha
Yeah
It's all right, it's all right, it's all right
Yes
All right now
Baby it's a all right now
Yeah
We're so happy together, ow!
It's all right, it's all right, it's all right
Everything's all right, yeh
Songwriters: PAUL RODGERS / ANDY FRASER
All Right Now (BBC Session) lyrics © Blue Mountain Music Ltd., BLUE MOUNTAIN MUSIC LTD
