Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)
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Freedom is Michael W. Smith's fifteenth album. It was released in 2000 on Reunion Records, and is his first full-length album consisting of only instrumentals. A promotional live EP, The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording, was available as a pre-order bonus.[3]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Freedom" | Michael W. Smith | 3:37 |
| 2. | "The Offering" | Smith | 1:26 |
| 3. | "Carol Ann" | Smith | 3:34 |
| 4. | "The Giving" | Smith | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Hibernia" | Smith | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Letter to Sarah" | Smith | 1:45 |
| 7. | "Freedom Battle" | Smith | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Cry of the Heart" | Smith | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Prayer for Taylor" | Smith | 3:01 |
| 10. | "The Call" | Smith | 5:02 |
| 11. | "Thy Word" | Smith, Amy Grant | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Free Man" | Smith | 3:56 |
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| 1. | "Secret Ambition" | Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant | 5:27 |
| 2. | "Intro to Love Me Good" | | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Love Me Good" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Intro to Greatest Hits Medley" | | 1:03 |
| 5. | "Greatest Hits Medley
- Live the Life
- I'll Lead You Home
- Place in This World
- I WIll Be Here for You
- For You
- Rocketown"
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Smith, Brent Bourgeois
Smith, Kirkpatrick
Smith, Kirkpatrick, Grant
Smith, Diane Warren
Smith, Kirkpatrick, William Owsley
Smith, Kirkpatrick | 11:06 |
| 6. | "Intro to This Is Your Time" | | 3:44 |
| 7. | "This Is Your Time" | Smith, Wes King | 5:14 |
Personnel
- Chris Graffignino: guitars
- Michael W. Smith: piano, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, programming
- Bryan Lenox: drums, percussion, keyboards, programming
- Craig Young, Matt Pierson: bass guitar
- Chris Estes, Dan Needham, Scott Williamson: drums
- Eric Darken: drums, percussion
- Hunter Lee, David Downs (Dublin): Illyan pipes
- Marie Breathnach (Dublin): Irish fiddle
- David Davidson: violin solo
- Max Dyer, John Catchings: cello
- Joel White, Tim Theiss: nail gun (probably used as additional percussion)
- Rod Schuler: DJ
- Strings by The Irish Film Orchestra; Catriona Walsh: music supervisor, and The Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzsky: contractor
- David Hamilton: string arrangements and orchestra conductor
- String arrangements on "Hibernia" by David Davidson, Kris Wilkinson and Larry Paxton
- Music Preparation: Ric Domenico and Eberhard Ramm
- Production
- Executive producer: Michael W. Smith
- Produced by Michael W. Smith and Bryan Lenox
- Production assistants: Terry Flowers, Toby Gaines, Ryan Smith and Erin Williams
- Production and technical coordination: Eric Elwell
- Engineered and mixed by Bryan Lenox
- Assistant recording engineers: Eric Elwell, Rob Burrell, Scott Lenox, Terry Flowers, Ron Jagger, David Bryant at Ocean Way Nashville; Kieran Lynch at Windmill Lane Studios.
- Recorded at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN), East Iris Sound (Nashville, TN) and Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland).
- Pro Tools engineering: Fred Paragano
- Strings recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) by Bill Sommerville-Large; Ocean Way Nashville by Ronnie Brookshire; Javelina Studio (Nashville, TN) by Bryan Lenox.
- Mixed at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN)
- Mastering, sequencing and editing: Hank Williams at Master Mix (Nashville, TN).
- Production coordination: Chad Dickerson
- Art direction and design: Tim Parker
- Photography: Andrew Southam (New York) and Jimmy Abegg (Ireland).
- Wardrobe: Joe Oppedisano
- Hair and make-up: Julie Matos
- Prop stylist: James Masenburg
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