Listen to Set Me Free by Teddy Pendergrass

Set Me Free

Teddy Pendergrass

R&B/Soul

5,660

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Teddy Pendergrass - Set Me Free (1979)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass

Lead Vocals

Quinton Joseph

Drums

Keith Benson

Drums

Charles Collins

Charles Collins

Drums

Dennis Harris

Guitar

Thomas Bell

Keyboards

Roland Chambers

Roland Chambers

Guitar

Anthony Bell

Guitar

Bobby Eli

Guitar

Leon Huff

Keyboards

Lenny Pakula

Organ

Bob Babbit

Bass

David Cruse

Percussion

Barbara Ingram

Background Vocals

Evette Benton

Background Vocals

Carla Benson

Background Vocals

Carl Helm

Background Vocals

Joseph B. Jefferson

Joseph B. Jefferson

Background Vocals

James Rodger Williams

James Rodger Williams

Bass

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Cheryl James

Songwriter

Louis Bell

Songwriter

Thomas Bell

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Thomas Bell

Producer

Joe Tarsia

Engineer

Dirk Devlin

Engineer

Jeffrey Stewart

Jeffrey Stewart

Engineer

Jim Gallagher

Engineer

Bill Dorman

Assistant Engineer

Bruce Bluestein

Bruce Bluestein

Assistant Engineer

Frank Luria

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Set me free

Take these chains from my aching heart

And let me be

Set me free, yes

Wipe these tears from my weary eyes

And let me see

Why, why do I hang on your every word

I feel so hurt every time you push me aside

And every time I swallow my pride

Set me free

Break the spell that's hanging over me

Baby please, let me be

Like the rivers running to the sea

Now truthfully, love, love was so easier

A time, a place, you can't erase

All the thoughts running through my mind

Lying to me time after time

Baby won't you

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

I want to be alone

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

I can't take it any longer

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

Come on take these chains, take these chains a way from me

Let me live again and again and again

Every time you push me aside

And every time I swallow my pride

Baby won't you

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

I want to be alone

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

I can't take it any longer

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

Come on, take these chains

Come on, take these chains away from me

Take them away from me

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

I want to be alone

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

Can't take it any longer

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

Come on take these chains

Take 'em, take 'em, take 'em away from me

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

(Set me free)

Written by: Casey James, Leroy Bell

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