Free (Chico DeBarge album)

Free is the fifth studio album by American singer Chico DeBarge. It was released by Alove Entertainment and Koch Records on March 5, 2003 in the United States. The album debuted and peaked at number 43 on the US Top Independent Albums chart, and produced the single "Home Alone." In 2017, the album was remastered and re-released as Free Remastered. It features six additional tracks such as DeBarge's contribution "Hard Times" from the Beauty Shop (2005) soundtrack.

Critical reception
AllMusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five. People magazine wrote: "Blending the lush romanticism of Maxwell with the hot-butter sexuality of D'Angelo, DeBarge creates the perfect soundtrack for a night of cuddling under the covers. Like many of today’s R&B Romeos, the singer [...] evokes Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye throughout this disc [...] Produced and almost entirely written by DeBarge, Free has a warm, personal vibe tailor-made for lovers.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Free.


 * Dexter Browne – photography
 * Gabe Chiesa – mixing engineer
 * Chico DeBarge – executive producer, producer
 * Michel Hand – engineer


 * Jean Marie Horvat – mixing engineer
 * Rob Reister – engineer, mixing engineer
 * Scooby – egnineer
 * Smurf – executive producer