Ultra Naté (born March 20, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and promoter who has achieved success on the pop charts with songs such as “Free”, “If You Could Read My Mind” (as part of Stars on 54), and “Automatic”.
Free” is a song by American recording artist Ultra Naté released on March 31, 1997 by her record label Strictly Rhythm. The song was co-written by Naté, Lem Springsteen and John Ciafone while production was held by both Springsteen and Ciafone. “Free” was served as the lead single from her third studio album, Situation: Critical (1997)..
“Free” received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who commended her vocal ability and production. The song has been noted as one of the best dance anthems during the ’90s decade. The song became Naté’s most successful single to date, charting in many countries around the world. “Free” reached number one in Italy and peaked inside the top ten in Canada, France, Iceland, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The song also managed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 75, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
Ultra Naté performed the song in various TV-shows, like the British music chart television programme Top of the Pops, where she performed several times.[1][
. Virtually all of her singles have reached the Top 10 of the US Hot Dance Club Play chart.
