<P> "None of Us Are Free" is a rhythm and blues song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Brenda Russell . </P> <P> It was first recorded by Ray Charles on his 1993 album My World, but received relatively little attention at that time . A version was also included by Lynyrd Skynyrd on their 1997 album Twenty . </P> <P> In 2002, a version was recorded by soul singer Solomon Burke on his album Don't Give Up On Me . The track featured The Blind Boys of Alabama on backing vocals, and the album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, bringing Burke back into the public eye . The song was released as a single in the UK, and "None of Us Are Free" became a feature of Burke's later performances . His version of the track was notably featured at the end of the sixth episode of the second season of House . It is also used at the end of episode three season seven of Cold Case and at the end of the ninth episode in the first series of Snowfall </P> <P> In 2016, The Commissionaires released the song as their debut single from their album Shelter Me . It was chosen as CBC Radio's Song Of The Week in Toronto, December 5, 2016 . </P>

None of us is free if one of us is chained