The Road to Freedom

Infobox Album | Name = The Road to Freedom
Type = Album
Artist = L. Ron Hubbard & Friends


Released = 1986
Recorded = 1984-1986
Genre = Religious
Length = 45m:54s
Label = Revenimus Music Publishing
Producer = The Church of Scientology and Golden Era Studios
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = Updated CD cover

The Road to Freedom is a 1986 record album by L. Ron Hubbard & Friends. Artists that worked on the album include John Travolta, Chick Corea, Leif Garrett, Frank Stallone, and Karen Black.cite news | last =Goldstein | first =Patrick | title =Hubbard Hymns | work =Los Angeles Times | page =40 | date =1986-09-21 ] The album was produced by the Church of Scientology and their recording studio Golden Era Productions. The Church of Scientology says the album achieved its Gold Record within four months of its release. [Church of Scientology: Ron the Music Maker Website [http://www.ronthemusicmaker.org/free.htm The Road to Freedom] (accessed 15 September 2006)] The cover art for the original album and the updated version of the same cover feature a long bridge meandering off into the sky. This is reminiscent of "The Bridge to Total Freedom" that appears on the Scientology introductory book, "What is Scientology". The album was promoted with a live performance, which was recorded and sold by the Church of Scientology. [IMDB.com listing: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310073/ The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends] (accessed 15 September 2006)] The album includes songs "The Way to Happiness" and "Why Worship Death".

The Church of Scientology put out advertising directed towards its WISE International membership that directed them to order multiple copies of the album (offered in 1/2 dozen lots) to give to associates as a means to introduce people to the concepts of Scientology. The advertising calls this album "the perfect dissemination tool". [WISE International "Prosperity" Vol II 2-14] This album was published by Revenimus Music Publishing, the music publishing division of the Church of Scientology, which also published the album "Mission Earth", which was also written by L. Ron Hubbard and produced, arranged, and performed by Edgar Winter.

Writer Kyle Jarrow incorporated musical themes from "The Road to Freedom" into the songs he wrote for his 2003 Obie Award-winning play, "A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant". Jarrow explained that he was trying to discover what liturgical music existed in Scientology, and he came to believe that there were strong correlations between the album and 1980s pop.cite news | last = Muther | first = Christopher | coauthors = | title = Songs of joy & praise (for L. Ron Hubbard): 'Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant' sets the story of church's founder to music | work = The Boston Globe | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = November 24, 2006 | url = http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2006/11/24/songs_of_joy__praise_for_l_ron_hubbard/ | accessdate = 2007-10-26 ]

Track listing

#"The Road to Freedom" – 4:34 performed by John Travolta, Leif Garrett, Frank Stallone, Lee Purcell.
#"The Way to Happiness" – 5:43 performed by Leif Garrett, Gayle Moran, Nicky Hopkins.
#"The Worried Being" – 4:05 performed by Amanda Ambrose.
#"The Evil Purpose" – 4:28 performed by Frank Stallone.
#"Laugh a Little" – 3:37 performed by Michael Roberts, Pam Roberts, Margie Nelson.
#"The Good Go Free" – 4:28 performed by David Pomerantz.
#"Why Worship Death?" – 6:16 performed by Chick Corea, Julia Migenes.
#"Make It Go Right" – 3:59 performed by David Pomerantz.
#"The ARC Song" – 6:19 performed by John Travolta, Karen Black, Jeff Pomerantz, Frank Stallone, Lee Purcell, Gloria Rusch.
#"L’envoi, Thank You for Listening" – 2:25 performed by L. Ron Hubbard

ee also

*Scientology discography

References

External links

* [http://www.ronthemusicmaker.org/listen.htm Listen to the full-length RealAudio streams of every track here] , "www.RonTheMusicMaker.org"