"Free" is a popular song by Deniece Williams. Deniece Williams Deniece Williams is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Written by Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Green and produced by Maurice White (of Earth, Wind and Fire) and Charles Stepney, "Free" was Williams' breakthrough single. It reached #2 on the Billboard Black singles chart and #25 on the Billboard Hot 100; in the UK it reached #1 on the singles chart for two weeks in May 1977. Maurice White in Munich, Germany in 1975 Maurice White (born December 19, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soul, funk, and R&B singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and bandleader. ... Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...