Free Yourself Up

Free Yourself Up
Studio album by Lake Street Dive
Released	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
Recorded	2018
Studio	Goosehead Palace (Nashville)
Genre	Pop, Indie
Length	43:02
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Dan Knobler Lake Street Dive
Lake Street Dive chronology
Side Pony (2016) Free Yourself Up (2018) Obviously (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
MusicOMH	[4]

Free Yourself Up is the sixth studio album by Lake Street Dive. It was released through Nonesuch Records on May 4, 2018 both as a CD and on vinyl and various electronic formats. ^[5] The album was produced by Lake Street Dive and Dan Knobler.

Critical reception

Free Yourself Up was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 66, based on 7 reviews. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Baby, Don't Leave Me Alone with My Thoughts"	Bridget Kearney	3:34
2.	"Good Kisser"	Kearney	3:38
3.	"Shame, Shame, Shame"	Kearney	4:20
4.	"I Can Change"	Kearney Rachael Price	3:12
5.	"Dude"	Kearney Mike Olson	5:34
6.	"Red Light Kisses"	Michael Calabrese Olson	4:12
7.	"Doesn't Even Matter Now"	Calabrese Olson	4:22
8.	"You Are Free"	Calabrese Olson	3:47
9.	"Musta Been Something"	Kearney	5:46
10.	"Hang On"	Kearney Olson	4:43
Total length:			43:02

Personnel

• Michael Calabrese – drums, percussion and vocals
• Bridget Kearney  – bass and vocals
• Mike "McDuck" Olson – guitar, trumpet and maybe vocals
• Rachael Price  – lead vocals
• Akie Bermiss – keyboards and vocals
• Jamie Dick – additional drums on "Dude"

Technical personnel

• Dan Knobler - engineering at Goosehead Palace, Nashville TN
• Joe Visciano  – mixing at Studio II2 in Brooklyn NY
• Randy Merrill  – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York NY

Design

• Ben Tousley – art direction and design
• Shervin Lainez  – photography

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [6]	64
US Billboard 200 [7]	8
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [8]	10
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [9]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10]	2

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved August 15, 2019.
2. Collar, Matt. "Free Yourself Up - Lake Street Dive". AllMusic . Retrieved August 15, 2019.
3. Horowitz, Hal (May 1, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter . Retrieved August 15, 2019.
4. Loftin, Stephen (May 4, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved August 15, 2019.
5. "Lake Street Dive's New Album "Free Yourself Up"". Nonesuch Records . May 4, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
6. "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
7. "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
8. "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
9. "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
10. "Lake Street Dive Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.