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Released | November 21, 2000 | |||
Recorded | May–September 2000 | |||
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Genre | Instrumental | |||
Length | 40:57 | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
Producer | Michael W. Smith, Bryan Lenox | |||
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The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording | ||||
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Released | November 21, 2000 | |||
Recorded | June 17, 2000 | |||
Venue | Living Word Church, Middletown, Ohio | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Freedom" | Michael W. Smith | 3:37 |
2. | "The Offering" | Smith | 1:26 |
3. | "Carol Ann" | Smith | 3:34 |
4. | "The Giving" | Smith | 3:18 |
5. | "Hibernia" | Smith | 4:47 |
6. | "Letter to Sarah" | Smith | 1:45 |
7. | "Freedom Battle" | Smith | 4:33 |
8. | "Cry of the Heart" | Smith | 2:23 |
9. | "Prayer for Taylor" | Smith | 3:01 |
10. | "The Call" | Smith | 5:02 |
11. | "Thy Word" | Smith, Amy Grant | 3:30 |
12. | "Free Man" | Smith | 3:56 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Secret Ambition" | Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant | 5:27 |
2. | "Intro to Love Me Good" | 2:25 | |
3. | "Love Me Good" | Smith, Kirkpatrick | 4:08 |
4. | "Intro to Greatest Hits Medley" | 1:03 | |
5. | "Greatest Hits Medley
| Smith, Brent Bourgeois | 11:06 |
6. | "Intro to This Is Your Time" | 3:44 | |
7. | "This Is Your Time" | Smith, Wes King | 5:14 |
Studios
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 70 |
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [5] | 2 |
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