Southern Freeez (album)

Southern Freeez is the debut album by the British jazz-funk band Freeez, first released in 1981 by John Rocca on his Pink Rhythm record label and then signed to Beggars Banquet.

Southern Freeez [1]
Studio album by Freeez
Released	1981 1981 1981
Genre	Jazz-funk, post-disco
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	John Rocca
Freeez chronology
Southern Freeez [2] (1981) Gonna Get You (1983)

In 2020, Beggars Banquet released a remastered version of the album as part of a double album titled Southern Freez/Variations on a Theem, the second part of which contains new recordings by Rocca, including a new version of the track "Southern Freez" itself.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Freeez except where noted.

1. "Mariposa" - 5:40
2. "Caribbean Winter" - 5:15
3. "Easy On The Onions" - 2:37
4. "Sunset" - 4:38
5. "Flying High" (Peter Maas) - 5:30
6. "Southern Freeez" (Andy Stennett, John Rocca, Peter Maas) - 5:40
7. "Roller Chase" - 5:07
8. "First Love" - 4:22
9. "Finale" - 1:59

Producer

• John Rocca

Personnel

Freeez

• John Rocca - percussion, vocals
• Peter Maas - bass guitar, vocals
• Andy Stennett - keyboard
• Paul Morgan - drums

Additional musicians

• Geoff Warren - saxophone, flute
• David Allison - trombone
• Lawrie Brown - trumpet
• Gordon Sullivan - guitar
• Andy Stennett - horns arrangement

Engineers

• Simon Sullivan
• Paul Burry

Special

• Ingrid Mansfield Allman - vocals (on track no. 6)

Album information

• Record label: Beggars Banquet
• All songs written by Freeez

Charts

Title	Release date	Chart positions
		UK Albums
"Southern Freeez"	February 1981	#17