Free is the fifth studio album by Israeli singer Dana International

Dana International

Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...

, released in 1999, the year after she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998

The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...

 with the song "Diva

Diva (song)

"Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than...

"; it includes an alternative version of the track. The album was produced by Dutch production team Bolland & Bolland

Bolland & Bolland

Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....

 with additional production and remix by influential Israeli DJ Offer Nissim

Offer Nissim

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.

The title song, "Free", a Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

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 cover, sung in a medley with a version of a traditional prayer for freedom, "Dror Yikra", was performed as part of the interval act in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...

 held in Jerusalem. The album also includes a cover version of Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

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's 1980 hit "Woman In Love

Woman in Love

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". The Free album, in fact Dana International's international debut, was released in three different editions: European, Japanese and Israeli. The album mainly contains songs in English; however, one or two Hebrew tracks appear as well and even more so on the Israeli edition.

The European editions have three catalogue numbers:

• CNR 5300351 (on CNR Music, Continental Europe and Scandinavia)
• FM 1106 (on FM Records, Greece)
• CDPRC 0043 (on Star Records, South Africa)

The Free album was released in a different version in Japan in January 2000 and in Israel in March 2000. Most tracks were remixed for the Japanese and Israeli editions and are different from the ones on the European album. They also contain additional tracks not found on the European editions. The version of "Dror Yikra" on the European edition of the album is slightly different from the one used in the intermission show of the 1999 Eurovision final - that version is only available on the Israeli edition of the "Free" single.

The Japanese version was released in 2000 on Network Records with the catalogue number NXCA 00003.

The Israeli edition was released in 2000 on NMC records with the catalogue number NMC 20457 2. This edition also includes the video of "Woman in Love" on CD-ROM format on the CD itself.

All tracks that are included on both the Japanese and the Israeli editions are identical, but differ from the European editions. The track listing is not the same. The remixes of "This Is the Night" and "Glamorous" were madee by Offer Nissim

Offer Nissim

Offer Nissim is a popular Israeli DJ and producer. He was born in 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel.Nissim produces house music in mostly tribal, hard and progressive styles, including exclusive tracks featuring female vocalists and Meital De Razon...

 together with Dana International. "Mokher Ha-Prachim" ("The Flower Vendor"), a duet with Alon Olearchik available on the Israeli edition only, is a cover version of a song originally recorded by Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....

.

The original recording of "Woman in Love" by Dana International is only available on the Bee Gees

Bee Gees

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 tribute album entitled Gotta Get A Message To You. It was released on PolyGram

PolyGram

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/Polydor Records

Polydor Records

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 with the catalogue number 559 287-2.

Track listings

All tracks sung in English unless otherwise noted

European edition, 1999

1. "Dror Yikra" (Hebrew; "Freedom Will Come") (1999 Re-Recording) - 4:03
2. "Free" (Single Version) - 2:56
3. "Love Is All There Is" - 3:25
4. "Language of Love" - 3:36
5. "La Vita È Bella" (Italian title, "Life Is Beautiful", English lyrics) - 4:02
6. "Tease Me" - 3:52
7. "If You Don't Love Me The Way I Am" - 2:52
8. "This Is The Night" - 4:41
9. "Ani Ohevet" (Hebrew; "I Love It") - 4:00
10. "Glamorous" - 4:32
11. "Woman in Love" (C&N Single Remix) - 3:36
12. "Diva" (Hebrew/English) (1999 version) - 3:59
13. "Free" (C&N Remix) - 7:50

Japanese edition, 2000

1. "Dror Yikra" (Hebrew; "Freedom Will Come") (1999 Re-Recording) - 4:10
2. "Free" (Single Version) - 2:53
3. "Diva" (Hebrew/English) (2000 remix) - 3:48
4. "Love Is All There Is" (Remix) - 3:52
5. "Language of Love" - 3:36
6. "La Vita È Bella" (Italian title, "Life Is Beautiful", English lyrics) (Remix) - 3:28
7. "Tease Me" - 3:52
8. "If You Don't Love Me The Way I Am" (Remix) - 3:52
9. "This Is The Night" (Remix) - 3:51
10. "Ani Ohevet" (Hebrew; "I Love It") (Radio Edit) - 3:32
11. "Glamorous" (Remix) - 3:38
12. "Woman in Love" (C&N Single Remix) - 3:36
13. "Diva '99" (Hebrew/English) (1999 remix) - 4:02
14. La Vita È Bella" (Italian title, "Life Is Beautiful", English lyrics) (Remix - Long Version) - 6:46

Israeli edition, 2000

1. "Dror Yikra" (Hebrew; "Freedom Will Come") (1999 Re-Recording) - 4:00
2. "Free" (Single Version) - 2:53
3. "Mokher Ha-Prachim" (Hebrew; "The Flower Vendor") (with Alon Olearchik - Radio Version) - 3:50
4. "Love Is All There Is" (Remix) - 3:52
5. "'Ad Sof Ha-Zman" (Hebrew; "Until The End of Time") (Radio Version) - 3:49
6. "La Vita È Bella" (Italian title, "Life Is Beautiful", English lyrics) (Sleaze Sisters Short Remix) - 3:28
7. "Glamorous" (Remix) - 3:38
8. "Ani Ohevet" (Hebrew; "I Love It") (Radio Edit) - 3:32
9. "This Is The Night" (Remix) - 3:51
10. "If You Don't Love Me The Way I Am" (Remix) - 3:52
11. "Woman in Love" (Original Mix) - 3:58
12. "Free" (Matin's Anthem Mix) - 6:40
13. "Diva" (Hebrew/English) (C&N Project Mix (2000 Remix)) - 7:10
14. "Woman in Love" (C&N Single Remix) - 3:24
15. CD-ROM track; "Woman In Love" (Video)

Charts

The single "Woman in Love" peaked 40 in Belgium

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Chart	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	40

External links

• Official Dana International site with discography details
• Unofficial Dana International site with discography details
• Rateyourmusic.com discography
• Discogs.com discography
• Free on Free TV Music Database