Freedom Highway

Freedom Highway
Studio album by Rhiannon Giddens
Released February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
Genre Americana, Folk, Old-time
Length 49:53
Label Nonesuch
Rhiannon Giddens chronology
Tomorrow Is My Turn
(2015)Tomorrow Is My Turn2015		 Freedom Highway
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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.[3] 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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At the Purchaser's Option"Rhiannon Giddens/Joey Ryan4:15
2."The Angels Laid Him Away"Mississippi John Hurt2:32
3."Julie"Rhiannon Giddens4:29
4."Birmingham Sunday"Richard Farina6:15
5."Better Get It Right the First Time"Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell/Justin Harrington3:24
6."We Could Fly"Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell4:52
7."Hey Bébé"Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell3:19
8."Come Love Come"Rhiannon Giddens5:19
9."The Love We Almost Had"Rhiannon Giddens/Bhi Bhiman4:18
10."Baby Boy"Rhiannon Giddens/Lalenja Harrington4:28
11."Following the North Star"Rhiannon Giddens1:55
12."Freedom Highway"Roebuck Staples4:47
Total length:49:53

Personnel

  • Eric Adcock – engineering, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
  • Patrick Bartley – tenor saxophone
  • Bhi Bhiman – electric guitar, background vocals (track 12)
  • David Bither – executive producer
  • Desiree Champagne – Rubboard
  • Rowan Corbett – percussion, harmony vocals
  • Jamie Dick – drums, percussion
  • Rhiannon Giddens – vocals, banjo, handclapping, production
  • Lalenja Harrington – harmony vocals
  • Jeri Heiden – design
  • Alphonso Horne – trumpet
  • Hubby Jenkins – banjo, mandolin
  • Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
  • Leyla McCalla – cello, harmony vocals
  • Malcolm Parson – cello
  • John Peets – photography
  • Amelia Powell – handclapping
  • 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

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 60
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 88
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 145
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 52
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 94
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 39
US Billboard 200[12] 124
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] 8

References

  1. ↑ Metacritic (February 10, 2015). "Reviews for Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens". CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (February 24, 2015). "Freedom Highway - Rhiannon Giddens". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "First Listen: Rhiannon Giddens, 'Freedom Highway'". NPR.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 9, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 3 March 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Rhiannon Giddens – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Rhiannon Giddens. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Rhiannon Giddens – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Rhiannon Giddens. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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