Freedom Highway (Rhiannon Giddens album) - Composition

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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.

Freedom Highway

Studio album by

Rhiannon Giddens

Released

February 24, 2017

Genre

Americana, Folk, Old-time

Length

49:53

Label

Nonesuch

Producer

Dirk Powell

Rhiannon Giddens chronology

Tomorrow Is My Turn
(2015)

Freedom Highway
(2017)

There Is No Other
(2019)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[1]
Metacritic	80/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Times	[11]
Uncut	8/10[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"At the Purchaser's Option"	Rhiannon Giddens/Joey Ryan	4:15
2.	"The Angels Laid Him Away"	Mississippi John Hurt	2:32
3.	"Julie"	Rhiannon Giddens	4:29
4.	"Birmingham Sunday"	Richard Fariña	6:15
5.	"Better Get It Right the First Time"	Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell/Justin Harrington	3:24
6.	"We Could Fly"	Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell	4:52
7.	"Hey Bébé"	Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell	3:19
8.	"Come Love Come"	Rhiannon Giddens	5:19
9.	"The Love We Almost Had"	Rhiannon Giddens/Bhi Bhiman	4:18
10.	"Baby Boy"	Rhiannon Giddens/Lalenja Harrington	4:28
11.	"Following the North Star"	Rhiannon Giddens	1:55
12.	"Freedom Highway"	Roebuck Staples	4:47
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)[14]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	60
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	88
French Albums (SNEP)[17]	114
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18]	52
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19]	14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	94
UK Albums (OCC)[21]	39
US Billboard 200[22]	124
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[23]	8

References

"Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
"Reviews for Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens". Metacritic. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Freedom Highway – Rhiannon Giddens". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
Denselow, Robin (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway review – powerful and timely". The Guardian. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
Gill, Andy (February 22, 2017). "Album reviews: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas, Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer, Thundercat – Drunk, and more". The Independent. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
Breen, Joe (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway album review: Personal voice with a political edge". The Irish Times. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
Nelson, Chris (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Mojo. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
Spencer, Neil (February 19, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway review – timely and arresting". The Observer. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
Bernstein, Jonathan (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
Hermes, Will (March 23, 2017). "The New Protest Singers". Rolling Stone: 49–50.
Hodgkinson, Will (February 24, 2017). "Pop: Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway". The Times. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
Deusner, Stephen (March 8, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Uncut. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
"First Listen: Rhiannon Giddens, 'Freedom Highway'". NPR.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
"Australiancharts.com – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
"Ultratop.be – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Lescharts.com – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
"Irish Albums Chart: 3 March 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Swisscharts.com – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Rhiannon Giddens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
"Rhiannon Giddens Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

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