Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)

Freedom
Studio album by Michael W. Smith
Released	November 21, 2000
Recorded	May–September 2000
Studio	Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) East Iris Sound, Ocean Way Nashville and Javelina Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Instrumental
Length	40:57
Label	Reunion
Producer	Michael W. Smith Bryan Lenox
Michael W. Smith chronology
This Is Your Time (1999) Freedom (2000) Worship (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording
Live album by Michael W. Smith
Released	November 21, 2000
Recorded	June 17, 2000
Venue	Living Word Church, Middletown, Ohio
Label	Reunion
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording (Pre-order bonus EP)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 Live the Life I'll Lead You Home Place in This World I WIll Be Here for You For You 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 King	5:14

Personnel

• 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

• 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, Tennessee)
• 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 (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	70
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [5]	2

References

1. Freedom at AllMusic
2. "Michael W. Smith, "Freedom" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved June 30, 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.