Born Free | ||||
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Released | November 16, 2010 | |||
Recorded | January–July 2010 | |||
Studio | Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, Shangri-La, Los Angeles, California, [1] The Allen Roadhouse, Clarkston, Michigan | |||
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Length | 56:10 | |||
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Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 4.3 [4] |
Metacritic | 63/100 [5] |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B) [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Born Free is the eighth studio album by American musician Kid Rock. It was released on November 16, 2010 with the title track as its lead single. [8]
The country-oriented album was produced by Rick Rubin featuring several high-profile artists such as T.I., Sheryl Crow, and Bob Seger. This is Kid Rock's first, and to date, only album not to feature a Parental Advisory sticker and is his first all-country album. It is also the first album since 1993's The Polyfuze Method not to feature his backing band Twisted Brown Trucker. Marlon Young is the only member from Twisted Brown Trucker to perform on the album. Kid Rock describes it as "very organic blues-based rock and roll". [9] Cable network TBS used the title track, "Born Free", for its coverage of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason. As of June 16, 2011 Born Free is certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments in excess of one million copies. This gave Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification in the US. A Michigan only promotion was released with the album. It was a 4-song EP called Racing Father Time.
The album's lead single was the title track. The songs promotional push included being the theme for the MLB Playoffs, European Music Awards and the CMA Festival. He also performed "Times Like These" at the American Music Awards and "Care" at the Rally for Sanity. This led to a debut of 189,000 copies sold and landing at number five on the Billboard 200. VH-1 aired the Isle of Malta concert special. The following single "God Bless Saturday" became the secondary theme song for ESPN's College Game Day. The third single "Collide" saw him reunite with Sheryl Crow with whom he previously recorded his 2002 single "Picture" and went on a joint tour with. "Purple Sky" failed to chart and the final single was "Care" with rapper T.I. and depending on the version, Martina McBride, Mary J. Blige or Angaleena Presley of the Pistol Annies.
Upon its release, Born Free received mixed reviews from most music critics. [10] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [10]
AllMusic praised Born Free, saying it "goes a long, long way toward keeping that heartland flame burning bright: it’s familiar yet fresh, and song for song it’s the best album Kid Rock has cut since Devil Without a Cause . [3] This album was number 16 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010. [11]
All tracks are written by R. J. Ritchie and Marlon Young, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Born Free" | 5:14 |
2. | "Slow My Roll" | 4:19 |
3. | "Care" (featuring Martina McBride and T.I.) (Ritchie, Young, Clifford Harris) | 4:12 |
4. | "Purple Sky" (Ritchie, Young, Jason Boland) | 4:06 |
5. | "When It Rains" | 4:46 |
6. | "God Bless Saturday" | 3:35 |
7. | "Collide" (featuring Sheryl Crow and Bob Seger on piano) | 4:49 |
8. | "Flyin' High" (featuring Zac Brown) | 4:03 |
9. | "Times Like These" | 5:57 |
10. | "Rock On" | 5:23 |
11. | "Rock Bottom Blues" | 3:51 |
12. | "For the First Time (In a Long Time)" | 5:46 |
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [22] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [23] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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