The Free Movement

The Free Movement was an American R&B vocal group formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

History

The band issued a hit single, "I've Found Someone of My Own", on Decca Records in 1971 which climbed to No. 5 in its 24th week on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=917}} The following year, the group signed to Columbia to release an album. They managed to chart a second single, but the group had no further success, despite reaching No. 7 on the Easy Listening Chart. The Columbia LP contained both single releases.

Members

Godoy Colbert (formerly of Pilgrim Travelers and The Pharaohs)
Josephine Brown (formerly of Five Bells of Joy)
Cheryl Conley
Jennifer Gates
Adrian Jefferson
Claude Jefferson

Discography

=Albums=

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1971

| I've Found Someone of My Own

|align="center"|167

|align="center"|26

| Columbia Records

1996

| The Free Movement: Golden Classics

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Collectables Records

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\|Year !rowspan="2"\|Title !colspan="4"\|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"\|Record Label !rowspan="2"\|B-side !rowspan="2"\|Album
style="font-size:smaller;" !align=centre\| US Pop !align=centre\| US AC !align=centre\| US R&B !align=centre\| AUS{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|authorlink=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=118}}
rowspan="2"\| 1971 \|align=left\| "I've Found Someone of My Own" \| 5 \| 7 \| 20 \| 41 \|rowspan="1"\| Decca Records \| "I Can't Convince My Heart" \|rowspan="3"\| I've Found Someone of My Own
align=left\| "The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" \| 50 \| 6 \| 49 \| — \|rowspan="3"\| Columbia Records \| "Comin' Home"
rowspan="1"\| 1972 \|align=left\| "Love the One You're With" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| "Could You Believe in a Dream"
rowspan="1"\| 1973 \|align=left\| "I Can't Move No Mountains" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| "Every Step of the Way" \|rowspan="1"\|

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!align=centre| US Pop

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!align=centre| AUS{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=118}}

rowspan="2"| 1971

|align=left| "I've Found Someone of My Own"

| 5

| 7

| 20

| 41

|rowspan="1"| Decca Records

| "I Can't Convince My Heart"

|rowspan="3"| I've Found Someone of My Own

align=left| "The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)"

| 50

| 6