Freedom Highway | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
Genre | Americana, Folk, Old-time | |||
Length | 49:53 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Dirk Powell | |||
Rhiannon Giddens chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 80/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
The Observer | [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
The Times | [11] |
Uncut | 8/10 [12] |
Freedom Highway is the second solo studio album of Folk/Americana musician and Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman Rhiannon Giddens. It was released via Nonesuch Records on February 24, 2017. [13] Freedom Highway was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards. The title track "Freedom Highway" is a 1965 civil rights protest song written by Roebuck Staples and title track of The Staple Singers' album of the same name.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "At the Purchaser's Option" | Rhiannon Giddens/Joey Ryan | 4:15 |
2. | "The Angels Laid Him Away" | Mississippi John Hurt | 2:32 |
3. | "Julie" | Rhiannon Giddens | 4:29 |
4. | "Birmingham Sunday" | Richard Fariña | 6:15 |
5. | "Better Get It Right the First Time" | Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell/Justin Harrington | 3:24 |
6. | "We Could Fly" | Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell | 4:52 |
7. | "Hey Bébé" | Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell | 3:19 |
8. | "Come Love Come" | Rhiannon Giddens | 5:19 |
9. | "The Love We Almost Had" | Rhiannon Giddens/Bhi Bhiman | 4:18 |
10. | "Baby Boy" | Rhiannon Giddens/Lalenja Harrington | 4:28 |
11. | "Following the North Star" | Rhiannon Giddens | 1:55 |
12. | "Freedom Highway" | Roebuck Staples | 4:47 |
Total length: | 49:53 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 49 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 60 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] | 88 |
French Albums (SNEP) [17] | 114 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [18] | 52 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] | 14 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 94 |
UK Albums (OCC) [21] | 39 |
US Billboard 200 [22] | 124 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [23] | 8 |
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