A lot of great music topped the charts during 1973, our founding year. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Public Library every other Sunday with selections from Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 Singles.

“Free Ride” is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by the Edgar Winter Group from their album, They Only Come Out at Night. The single was a top 15 U.S. hit in 1973. The album reached the #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart and featured not just “Free Ride”, but the band’s signature songs, “Frankenstein”

Listen to the song above or stream the entire Hot 100 on Spotify.