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Fire and Water is the third studio album by English rock band Free, released in 1970. It became the band's breakthrough album, achieving widespread commercial success as the band's first two studio albums were not successful. With the "tremendous" acclaim of Fire and Water at their backs, in the words of AllMusic, Free headlined the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival with an estimated audience of 600,000 to 700,000 attendees and "appeared destined for superstardom". Fire and Water peaked at No. 2 on the U.K. album chart, being listed on it for a total of eighteen weeks. In contrast, neither of the band's prior releases had charted at all. Fire and Water additionally reached No. 17 in the U.S.. The album spawned the band's signature hit song "All Right Now", praised by publications such as AllMusic as a hard rock "smash powered by Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals". The song entered the top five within the group's native country of the United Kingdom, and also did well in other European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany. "All Right Now" remains a staple track of classic rock radio.
