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2017 studio album by Rhiannon Giddens
Freedom Highway is the second solo studio album of Folk/Americana musician and
Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman
Rhiannon Giddens. It was released via Nonesuch Records on February 24, 2017.
[13] Freedom Highway was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017
Americana Music Honors & Awards. The title track
"Freedom Highway" is a 1965 civil rights protest song written by
Roebuck Staples and title track of The Staple Singers'
album of the same name.
Track listing
Freedom Highway track listingTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "At the Purchaser's Option" | Rhiannon Giddens/Joey Ryan | 4:15 |
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2. | "The Angels Laid Him Away" |
Mississippi John Hurt | 2:32 |
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3. | "Julie" | Rhiannon Giddens | 4:29 |
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4. | "
Birmingham Sunday" |
Richard Fariña | 6:15 |
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5. | "Better Get It Right the First Time" | Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell/Justin Harrington | 3:24 |
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6. | "We Could Fly" | Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell | 4:52 |
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7. | "Hey Bébé" | Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell | 3:19 |
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8. | "Come Love Come" | Rhiannon Giddens | 5:19 |
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9. | "The Love We Almost Had" | Rhiannon Giddens/Bhi Bhiman | 4:18 |
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10. | "Baby Boy" | Rhiannon Giddens/Lalenja Harrington | 4:28 |
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11. | "Following the North Star" | Rhiannon Giddens | 1:55 |
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12. | "Freedom Highway" |
Roebuck Staples | 4:47 |
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Total length: | 49:53 |
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Personnel
- Eric Adcock – engineering, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
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Patrick Bartley – tenor saxophone
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Bhi Bhiman – electric guitar, background vocals (track 12)
- David Bither – executive producer
- Desiree Champagne – Rubboard
- Rowan Corbett – percussion, harmony vocals
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Jamie Dick – drums, percussion
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Rhiannon Giddens – vocals, banjo, handclapping, production
- Lalenja Harrington – harmony vocals
- Jeri Heiden – design
- Alphonso Horne – trumpet
- Hubby Jenkins – banjo, mandolin
- Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
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Leyla McCalla – cello, harmony vocals
- Malcolm Parson – cello
- John Peets – photography
- Amelia Powell – handclapping
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Dirk Powell – electric bass, bells, engineer, fiddle, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, mixing, piano, producer, harmony vocals
- Ina Powell – handclapping
- Sophie Powell – handclapping
- Jason Sypher – bass
- Nolan Theis – horn engineer
- Corey Wilcox – trombone
Charts
References
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AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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Metacritic. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
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AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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^ Denselow, Robin (February 23, 2017).
"Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway review – powerful and timely".
The Guardian. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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The Independent. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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The Irish Times. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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