Albert Hammond: The Free Electric Band
Jon Tiven, Rolling Stone, 16 August 1973
ALBERT HAMMOND makes pure pop music and although It Never Rains in California was merely annoying, The Free Electric Band was a giant step forward. If he can continue producing material as infectious as makes up half of this album, he may become a one-man Three Dog Night.
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