Freedom
by Neil Young
- Type: Album
- Released: 2 October 1989
- Label: Reprise
- Country: Canada
- Length: 1:01:01
- Community rating: 3.79/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Freedom' served as a massive critical and commercial comeback for Neil Young, bookended by acoustic and electric versions of his iconic anthem 'Rockin' in the Free World'. The album balances raw, incredibly passionate acoustic storytelling with highly energetic, noisy heartland rock protests against 80s political decay.
Genres
Descriptors: political, alienation, noisy, guitar-driven, earnest, male-vocals, acoustic, folk, distorted, bluesy
Tracklist
- Rockin' in the Free World - Live Acoustic (3:39)
- Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Pt. I) (8:44)
- Don't Cry (4:15)
- Hangin' on a Limb (4:19)
- Eldorado (6:05)
- The Ways of Love (4:29)
- Someday (5:42)
- On Broadway (4:59)
- Wrecking Ball (5:09)
- No More (6:06)
- Too Far Gone (2:48)
- Rockin' in the Free World (4:41)
Credits
- Neil Young - primary artist, producer, written-by, guitar, vocals, piano, vocals, mix
- Gary Burden - art direction, design
- Don Brown - artwork [pictographics], design concept [package development and design]
- Van Anonson - crew [equipment manager]
- Larry Cragg - crew [guitar maintenance], baritone saxophone
- Bill Lightner - direct metal mastering by
- Ken Perry - direct metal mastering by
- Dave Collins - edited by [digital]
- Tim Mulligan - engineer [digital], producer [production assisted by], recorded by
- Harry Sitam - engineer [senior technical]
- Elliot Roberts - management [direction], management [lookout management]
- Frank Gironda - management [lookout management]
- Doug Sax - mastered by, mastering
- Alan Yoshida - mastered by [assisted by]
- Niko Bolas - mixed by, producer, recorded by, mix, recording
- Mike Johnson - other [physical trainer]
- Ebet Roberts - photography by
- Ben Keith - producer [production assisted by], alto saxophone, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, vocals
- Frank Sampedro - producer [production assisted by], transcription by [computer scribe], guitar, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, guitar, vocals
- Anthony Aquilato - technician [drum technician]
- Steve Onuska - technician [drum technician]
- David Hewitt - recorded by, mixed by
- Rick Rosas - bass
- Chad Cromwell - drums
- Brently Walton - engineer [second]
- Gary Long - engineer [second]
- Tim McColm - engineer [second]
- Steve Lawrence - tenor saxophone [lead]
- Claude Cailliet - trombone
- John Fumo - trumpet
- Tommy Bray - trumpet
- Dary Sulich - engineer [second]
- Linda Ronstadt - vocals
- Poncho Villa - acoustic guitar
- Allen Abrahamson - engineer [second]
- Bob Vogt - engineer [second, a&m studios]
- Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil/Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller - written by
- Barry Mann - written-by
- Cynthia Weil - written-by
- Jerry Leiber - written-by
- Mike Stoller - written-by
- Tony Marsico - bass
- The Volume Dealers - producer