<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "Free Bird", or "Freebird", is a power ballad performed by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd . The song was first featured on the band's debut album in 1973 and has been included on subsequent albums released by the band, including the previously unreleased, unfaded - ending version of the original recording (featured on Skynyrd's Innyrds). </P> <P> Released as a single in November 1974, "Free Bird" bowed at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 23 and became the band's second Top 40 hit in early 1975, where it peaked at No. 19 . A live version of the song also reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977, peaking at No. 38 . "Free Bird" also achieved the No. 3 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos . </P>

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