You Are Free

For the 1983 documentary film, see You Are Free (film).

You Are Free
Studio album by Cat Power
Released	February 18, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Indie rock
Length	53:08
Label	Matador
Producer	Adam Kasper (engineer only)
Cat Power chronology
The Covers Record (2000) You Are Free (2003) The Greatest (2006)

You Are Free is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. It was released in 2003 on Matador Records. Dave Grohl of Nirvana and The Foo Fighters plays the drums and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam provides backing vocals on two tracks. Warren Ellis played violin on two songs.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Austin Chronicle	[2]
Drowned In Sound	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)[4]
Mojo	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(8.9/10)[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	[8]
Uncut	[9]
The Village Voice	(positive)[10]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed You Are Free at number 98 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chan Marshall except where noted.

1. "I Don't Blame You" – 3:05
2. "Free" – 3:34
3. "Good Woman (featuring Warren Ellis and Eddie Vedder)" – 3:58
4. "Speak for Me" – 3:04
5. "Werewolf" (Michael Hurley) – 4:08
6. "Fool" – 3:49
7. "He War" – 3:31
8. "Shaking Paper" – 4:36
9. "Babydoll" – 2:56
10. "Maybe Not" – 4:19
11. "Names" – 4:50
12. "Half of You" – 2:42
13. "Keep on Runnin' (Crawlin' Black Spider)" (John Lee Hooker) – 3:51
14. "Evolution (featuring Eddie Vedder)" – 4:44
15. "The Party" (Japan bonus track) – 2:49

Participants

• Chan Marshall – vocals, guitars, piano
• Warren Ellis – violin on "Good Woman"
• Dave Grohl – bass on "Speak For Me", drums on "Speak For Me", "He-War" and "Shaking Paper"
• Eddie Vedder – vocals on "Good Woman" and "Evolution"
• David Campbell – string arrangement on "Good Woman" and "Werewolf"
• Maggie & Emma – vocals on "Good Woman"
• Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
• Rick Fisher – mastering
• Mark Borthwick – photography

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Heatseekers	1
2003	The Billboard 200	105
2003	Top Independent Albums	2
2003	French Albums Chart	96
2003	U.K. Albums Chart	157 [1]

Notes

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Austin Chronicle review
3. ^ Drowned In Sound review
4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
5. ^ Mojo review
6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
7. ^ Rolling Stone review
8. ^ Spin review
9. ^ Uncut review
10. ^ The Village Voice review
11. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 30, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100-51". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7708-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-100-51/. Retrieved October 1, 2009.