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2017 studio album by Rhiannon Giddens
Freedom Highway
Studio album by Rhiannon Giddens
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
GenreAmericana, Folk, Old-time
Length49:53
LabelNonesuch
ProducerDirk Powell
Rhiannon Giddens chronology
Tomorrow Is My Turn
(2015) 		Freedom Highway
(2017) 		There Is No Other
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10
Metacritic80/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Guardian
The Independent
The Irish Times
Mojo
The Observer
Pitchfork7.6/10
Rolling Stone
The Times
Uncut8/10

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. 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 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 Fariña6:15
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 performance for Freedom Highway
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 60
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 88
French Albums (SNEP) 114
Irish Albums (IRMA) 52
Scottish Albums (OCC) 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 94
UK Albums (OCC) 39
US Billboard 200 124
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 8

References

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  2. "Reviews for Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens". Metacritic. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Freedom Highway – Rhiannon Giddens". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. Denselow, Robin (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway review – powerful and timely". The Guardian. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. Breen, Joe (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway album review: Personal voice with a political edge". The Irish Times. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  7. Nelson, Chris (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Mojo. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  8. Spencer, Neil (February 19, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway review – timely and arresting". The Observer. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  9. Bernstein, Jonathan (February 23, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  10. Hermes, Will (March 23, 2017). "The New Protest Singers". Rolling Stone: 49–50.
  11. Hodgkinson, Will (February 24, 2017). "Pop: Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway". The Times. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  12. Deusner, Stephen (March 8, 2017). "Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Uncut. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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  18. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Rhiannon Giddens". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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  22. "Rhiannon Giddens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  23. "Rhiannon Giddens Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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