Freedom's Road

Freedom's Road

Infobox Album | Name = Freedom's Road
Type = Album
Artist = John Mellencamp


Released = January 23, 2007
Recorded = June-October, 2006 | Genre = Rock, Country rock, Country
Length = 48:46
Label = Universal Republic Records
Producer = John Mellencamp
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|4.0|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gsogtq4zfu42 link]
*"Music Box" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/johnmellencamp-freedomsroad.html link]
*"NeuFutur" rating-10|6.0 [http://neufutur.com/Reviews/johnmellencamp.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnmellencamp/albums/album/13184746/review/13385191/freedoms_road link]
Last album = "" (2004)
This album = "Freedom's Road" (2007)
Next album = " (2007)|

"Freedom's Road" is a 2007 album by John Mellencamp. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number five in late January 2007, becoming the highest debuting album of Mellencamp's career. [Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003539656 "Pretty Ricky, Shins Grab Top Album Chart Spots"] , Billboard.com, January 31, 2007.] The song "Our Country" received significant exposure prior to the release of the album, as it was featured in frequently-aired commercials for Chevrolet trucks.

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp.
# "Someday" – 3:08
# "Ghost Towns Along The Highway" – 4:40
# "The Americans" – 5:11
# "Forgiveness" – 4:30
# "Freedom's Road" – 4:19
# "Jim Crow" – 3:22
# "Our Country" – 3:47
# "Rural Route" – 3:08
# "My Aeroplane" – 4:41
# "Heaven Is A Lonely Place" – 4:32
# "Rodeo Clown" [hidden track after several minutes of silence] – 4:25Listen
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Personnel

*John Mellencamp - vocals, guitar
*Dane Clark - drums, percussion
*John Gunnell - bass
*Troye Kinnett - keyboards
*Miriam Sturm - violin
*Mike Wanchic - guitars, vocals
*Andy York - guitars, vocals, flute-a-phone

With

*Joan Baez - vocal duet on "Jim Crow"
*Little Big Town - backing vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=86423&aid=820381 Billboard.com - Discography - John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road ] ]

Singles - Billboard (North America) [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=86423&model.vnuAlbumId=154246 Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - John Mellencamp ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.johnmellencamp.com Official website]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/mellencampjohn/freedomsroad "Freedom's Road" Reviews] at Metacritic


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