The Freedom Sessions

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The Freedom Sessions
The Freedom Sessions cover
Studio album by Sarah McLachlan
Released June 12, 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre Pop
Rock
Length 32:31
Label Nettwerk/Arista
Producer Pierre Marchand
Professional reviews
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
(1993)
The Freedom Sessions
(1994)
Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff
(1996)

The Freedom Sessions is an album by Sarah McLachlan which was released in 1994 by Nettwerk Records. The album consisted primarily of previously unreleased alternative versions and remixes of McLachlan recordings, plus a cover version of "Ol' 55" by Tom Waits. Many of the tracks were recorded during the same sessions as McLachlan's 1993 album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Its sound has a bit more rock music than most of the artist's work.

The album was released in two versions: a standard CD, and an enhanced CD containing CD-ROM bonus material including interviews and music videos. The album was one of the first major enhanced CD releases.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by McLachlan, unless otherwise noted.

[edit] CD: Standard release

  1. "Elsewhere" – 4:33
  2. "Plenty" – 3:20
  3. "Mary" – 3:55
  4. "Good Enough" – 3:20
  5. "Hold On" – 6:43
  6. "Ice Cream" – 2:30
  7. "Ice" – 3:58
  8. "Ol' 55" (Tom Waits) – 4:12

[edit] CD: Nettwerk / W2-36321 (Canada)

  1. Data Track
  2. "Elsewhere" – 4:33
  3. "Plenty" – 3:20
  4. "Mary" – 3:55
  5. "Good Enough" – 3:20
  6. "Hold On" – 6:43
  7. "Ice Cream" – 2:30
  8. "Ice" – 3:58
  9. "Ol' 55" (Tom Waits) – 9:33
  • Enhanced v2.0 release
  • "Ol '55" includes bonus mix of "Hold On" 4:52 which starts at 4:41

[edit] Musicians

  • Sarah McLachlan: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano, Keyboards
  • Luke Doucet: Slide Acoustic Guitar
  • David Sinclair: Acoustic Guitar
  • Pierre Marchand: Bass, Orchestra, Drum Programming, Percussion, Background Vocals
  • Brian Minato: Bass
  • David Kershaw: Bass, Piano, Hammond Organ
  • Camille Henderson: Background Vocals
  • Ashwin Sood: Drums, Djembe'
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