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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Freedom
| name = Freedom
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Michael W. Smith]]
| artist = [[Michael W. Smith]]
| Cover = Freedom (cover) - Michael Smith.jpg
| cover = Freedom (cover) - Michael Smith.jpg
| Released = November 21, 2000
| alt =
| released = November 21, 2000
| Recorded = Deer Valley Studios, Franklin TN; Windmill Lane Studios ([[Dublin]]); East Iris Studios([[Nashville]]); Ocean Way Studios (Nashville); Javelina Studios (Nashville)<br/>2000
| recorded = May–September 2000
| Genre = [[Instrumental]]
| Length = 40:57
| venue =
| Label = [[Reunion Records]]
| studio =
* Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee)
| Producer = [[Michael W. Smith]], Bryan Lenox
* [[Windmill Lane Studios]] ([[Dublin, Ireland]])
| Reviews =
* East Iris Sound, [[Ocean Way Nashville]] and [[Javelina Studios]] ([[Nashville, Tennessee]])
| Last album = ''[[This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)|This Is Your Time]]'' <br/> (1999)
| genre = [[Instrumental]]
| This album = ''Freedom'' <br/> (2000)
| length = 40:57
| Next album = ''[[Worship (2001 album)|Worship]]'' <br/> (2001)
| label = [[Reunion Records|Reunion]]
| producer = [[Michael W. Smith]]
* Bryan Lenox
| prev_title = [[This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)|This Is Your Time]]
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Worship (2001 album)|Worship]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=freedom-r507787|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=freedom-r507787}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Jesus Freak Hideout]]
|rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout
|rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MWSFreedom.asp</ref>
|rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MWSFreedom.asp|title=Michael W. Smith, "Freedom" Review|website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com|accessdate=30 June 2018}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Infobox album
'''''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.
| name = The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording
| type = live
| artist = [[Michael W. Smith]]
| cover = MWS_TheAcousticSet.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 21, 2000
| recorded = June 17, 2000
| venue = Living Word Church, [[Middletown, Ohio]]
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = [[Reunion Records|Reunion]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith album)|This Is Your Time]]
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = '''Freedom'''
| next_year = 2000
}}
'''''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.<ref>{{Citation
| last = Evans Price
| first = Deborah
| author-link =
| title = Reunion's Smith Finds Instrumental 'Freedom'
| newspaper = Billboard
| pages =
| date = November 18, 2000
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&q=the+acoustic+set+michael+w.+smith&pg=PA18
| archiveurl =
| archivedate =
| accessdate = June 27, 2015}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
*All songs written by Michael W. Smith
| title1 = Freedom
# "Freedom" – 3:37
| length1 = 3:37
# "The Offering" – 1:26
| writer1 = Michael W. Smith
# "Carol Ann" – 3:34
| title2 = The Offering
# "The Giving" – 3:18
| length2 = 1:26
# "Hibernia" – 4:47
| writer2 = Smith
# "Letter to Sarah" – 1:45
| title3 = Carol Ann
# "Freedom Battle" – 4:33
# "Cry of the Heart" – 2:23
| length3 = 3:34
| writer3 = Smith
# "Prayer for Taylor" – 3:01
| title4 = The Giving
# "The Call" – 5:02
# "Thy Word" (MWS, Amy Grant) – 3:30
| length4 = 3:18
| writer4 = Smith
# "Free Man" – 3:56
| title5 = Hibernia
| length5 = 4:47
| writer5 = Smith
| title6 = Letter to Sarah
| length6 = 1:45
| writer6 = Smith
| title7 = Freedom Battle
| length7 = 4:33
| writer7 = Smith
| title8 = Cry of the Heart
| length8 = 2:23
| writer8 = Smith
| title9 = Prayer for Taylor
| length9 = 3:01
| writer9 = Smith
| title10 = The Call
| length10 = 5:02
| writer10 = Smith
| title11 = Thy Word
| length11 = 3:30
| writer11 = Smith, [[Amy Grant]]
| title12 = Free Man
| length12 = 3:56
| writer12 = Smith
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording (Pre-order bonus EP)
| title1 = Secret Ambition
| writer1 = Michael W. Smith, [[Wayne Kirkpatrick]], [[Amy Grant]]
| length1 = 5:27
| title2 = Intro to ''Love Me Good''
| length2 = 2:25
| title3 = Love Me Good
| writer3 = Smith, Kirkpatrick
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Intro to ''Greatest Hits Medley''
| length4 = 1:03
| title5 = Greatest Hits Medley
#Live the Life
#I'll Lead You Home
#Place in This World
#I WIll Be Here for You
#For You
#Rocketown
| writer5 = <br/>
Smith, [[Brent Bourgeois]]<br/>
Smith, Kirkpatrick<br/>
Smith, Kirkpatrick, Grant<br/>
Smith, [[Diane Warren]]<br/>
Smith, Kirkpatrick, [[Owsley (musician)|William Owsley]]<br/>
Smith, Kirkpatrick
| length5 = 11:06
| title6 = Intro to ''This Is Your Time''
| length6 = 3:44
| title7 = This Is Your Time
| writer7 = Smith, [[Wes King]]
| length7 = 5:14
}}


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
* Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano, [[Hammond B3 organ]], keyboards, programming
*Chris Graffignino: guitars
* Bryan Lenox – keyboards, programming, drums, percussion
*Michael W. Smith: piano, [[Hammond B3 organ]], keyboards, programming
* Chris Graffignino – guitars
*Bryan Lenox: drums, percussion, keyboards, programming
*Craig Young, Matt Pierson: bass
* Matt Pierson – bass guitar
* Craig Young – bass guitar
*Chris Estes, Dan Needham, Scott Williamson: drums
*Eric Darken: drums, percussion
* Chris Estes – drums, percussion
* [[Eric Darken]] – drums, percussion
*Hunter Lee, David Downs (Dublin): [[Uilleann pipes]]
* Dan Needham – drums, percussion
*Marie Breathnach: Irish [[fiddle]]
* Scott Williamson – drums, percussion
*David Davidson: [[violin]] solo
* David Downs (Dublin) – [[Uilleann pipes|Illyan pipes]]
*Max Dyer, John Catchings: [[cello]]
* Hunter Lee – Illyan pipes
*Joel White, Tim Theiss: nail gun (probably used as additional [[percussion instrument|percussion]])
* Marie Breathnach (Dublin) – Irish [[fiddle]]
*Rod Schuler: [[DJ]]
* John Catchings – [[cello]]
*Strings by The Irish Film Orchestra; Catriona Walsh: music supervisor, & The Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzsky: contractor
* Max Dyer – cello
*David Hamilton: string arrangents & orchestra conductor
* David Davidson – [[violin]] solo, string arrangements (5)
* Tim Theiss – [[nail gun]] (probably used as additional percussion)
* Joel White – nail gun
* Rod Schuler – [[DJ]]
* The Irish Film Orchestra – strings
* Catriona Walsh – music supervisor
* [[The Nashville String Machine]] – strings
* Carl Gorodetzsky – contractor
* David Hamilton – string arrangements and orchestra conductor
* Larry Paxton – string arrangements (5)
* Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (5)
* Ric Domenico – music preparation
* Eberhard Ramm – music preparation


==Production==
== Production ==
*Executive Producer: Michael W. Smith
* Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
* Bryan Lenox – producer, engineer, mixing, string recording
*Produced By Michael W. Smith & Bryan Lenox
* Ronnie Brookshire – string recording
*Production Assistants: Terry Flowers, Toby Gaines, Ryan Smith & Erin Williams
* Bill Sommerville-Large – string recording (Dublin)
*Production & Technical Coordination: Eric Elwell
* David Bryant – assistant engineer
*Engineered & Mixed By Bryan Lenox
* Rob Burrell – assistant engineer
*Assistant Recording Engineers: Eric Elwell, Rob Burrell, Scott Lenox, Terry Flowers, Ron Jagger, David Bryant (Ocean Way), Kieran Lynch (Windmill Lane)
* Eric Elwell – assistant engineer, technical coordinator, production coordinator
*Protools Engineering: Fred Paragano
* Terry Flowers – assistant engineer, production assistant
*Strings recorded at Windmill Lane by Bill Sommerville-Lange
* Ron Jagger – assistant engineer
*Music Preparation: Ric Domenico & Eberhard Ramm
* Scott Lenox – assistant engineer
*Mastering, Sequencing, Editing: Hank Williams
* Kieran Lynch – assistant engineer (Dublin)
* Fred Paragano – [[Pro Tools|Pro Tools engineer]]
* Hank Williams – [[Music sequencer|sequencing]], editing and mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, TN)
* Toby Gaines – production assistant
* Ryan Smith – production assistant
* Erin Williams – production assistant
* Chad Dickerson – production coordination
* Tim Parker – art direction, design
* Andrew Southam – photography (New York)
* [[Jimmy Abegg]] – photography (Ireland)
* Joe Oppedisano – wardrobe
* Julie Matos – hair, make-up
* James Masenburg – prop stylist


== Chart performance ==
== Chart performance ==
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| {{albumchart|Billboard200|70|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=May 23, 2014}}
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| {{albumchart|BillboardChristian|2|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=May 23, 2014}}
| {{album chart|BillboardChristian|2|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=May 23, 2014}}
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 18 October 2024

Freedom
Studio album by
Michael W. Smith
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
RecordedMay–September 2000
Studio
GenreInstrumental
Length40:57
LabelReunion
ProducerMichael W. Smith
  • Bryan Lenox
Michael W. Smith chronology
This Is Your Time
(1999) 		Freedom
(2000) 		Worship
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]
The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording
Live album by
Michael W. Smith
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
RecordedJune 17, 2000
VenueLiving Word Church, Middletown, Ohio
LabelReunion
Michael W. Smith chronology
This Is Your Time
(1999) 		The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording
(2000) 		Freedom
(2000)

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

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freedom"Michael W. Smith3:37
2."The Offering"Smith1:26
3."Carol Ann"Smith3:34
4."The Giving"Smith3:18
5."Hibernia"Smith4:47
6."Letter to Sarah"Smith1:45
7."Freedom Battle"Smith4:33
8."Cry of the Heart"Smith2:23
9."Prayer for Taylor"Smith3:01
10."The Call"Smith5:02
11."Thy Word"Smith, Amy Grant3:30
12."Free Man"Smith3:56
The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording (Pre-order bonus EP)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Secret Ambition"Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant5:27
2."Intro to Love Me Good" 2:25
3."Love Me Good"Smith, Kirkpatrick4:08
4."Intro to Greatest Hits Medley" 1:03
5."Greatest Hits Medley
  1. Live the Life
  2. I'll Lead You Home
  3. Place in This World
  4. I WIll Be Here for You
  5. For You
  6. Rocketown"

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 King5:14

Personnel

[edit]
  • Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, programming
  • Bryan Lenox – keyboards, programming, drums, percussion
  • Chris Graffignino – guitars
  • Matt Pierson – bass guitar
  • Craig Young – bass guitar
  • Chris Estes – drums, percussion
  • Eric Darken – drums, percussion
  • Dan Needham – drums, percussion
  • Scott Williamson – drums, percussion
  • David Downs (Dublin) – Illyan pipes
  • Hunter Lee – Illyan pipes
  • Marie Breathnach (Dublin) – Irish fiddle
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Max Dyer – cello
  • David Davidson – violin solo, string arrangements (5)
  • Tim Theiss – nail gun (probably used as additional percussion)
  • Joel White – nail gun
  • Rod Schuler – DJ
  • The Irish Film Orchestra – strings
  • Catriona Walsh – music supervisor
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Carl Gorodetzsky – contractor
  • David Hamilton – string arrangements and orchestra conductor
  • Larry Paxton – string arrangements (5)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (5)
  • Ric Domenico – music preparation
  • Eberhard Ramm – music preparation

Production

[edit]
  • Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
  • Bryan Lenox – producer, engineer, mixing, string recording
  • Ronnie Brookshire – string recording
  • Bill Sommerville-Large – string recording (Dublin)
  • David Bryant – assistant engineer
  • Rob Burrell – assistant engineer
  • Eric Elwell – assistant engineer, technical coordinator, production coordinator
  • Terry Flowers – assistant engineer, production assistant
  • Ron Jagger – assistant engineer
  • Scott Lenox – assistant engineer
  • Kieran Lynch – assistant engineer (Dublin)
  • Fred Paragano – Pro Tools engineer
  • Hank Williams – sequencing, editing and mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, TN)
  • Toby Gaines – production assistant
  • Ryan Smith – production assistant
  • Erin Williams – production assistant
  • Chad Dickerson – production coordination
  • Tim Parker – art direction, design
  • Andrew Southam – photography (New York)
  • Jimmy Abegg – photography (Ireland)
  • Joe Oppedisano – wardrobe
  • Julie Matos – hair, make-up
  • James Masenburg – prop stylist

Chart performance

[edit]
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 70
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] 2

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Freedom at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Michael W. Smith, "Freedom" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ Evans Price, Deborah (November 18, 2000), "Reunion's Smith Finds Instrumental 'Freedom'", Billboard, retrieved June 27, 2015
  4. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
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