The title track of this 1976 album became a disco anthem, celebrating independence and resilience. Staton's powerful vocals deliver a message that resonated far beyond the dancefloor.
- "Young Hearts Run Free" reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and number 102 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Staton's first charting single with Warner Bros. Records. The song was later featured in the 1996 film adaptation of Romeo + Juliet.
- The album was produced by the team of Leo Graham and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio owner David Hood. Staton co-wrote three of the album's eight tracks.
- Released on Warner Bros. Records in 1976, the album followed Staton's string of successful soul singles for Atlantic Records. It marked her transition into the disco genre.
Candi Staton is a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer from Mississippi. She crossed over into disco and dance music in the mid-1970s.
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