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Freedom is the second studio album by country music singer Andy Griggs. Released in 2002 on RCA Records Nashville, it features the singles "How Cool Is That", "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man", and "Practice Life", a duet with Martina McBride; respectively, these reached No. 22, No. 7, and No. 33 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2002.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freedom" | Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson, Andy Griggs | 3:42 |
| 2. | "The Road to Lasting Love" | Michael Lunn, Kent Agee | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Practice Life" (with guest vocalist Martina McBride) | A. Griggs, Brett James | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Always" | Kris Bergsnes, Jess Leary | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Custom Made" | David Malloy, David Lee Murphy, A. Griggs | 3:30 |
| 6. | "A Hundred Miles of Bad Road" (with Tom Keifer) | Tom Keifer, A. Griggs, Savannah Snow | 3:36 |
| 7. | "How Cool Is That" | Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, A. Griggs | 3:12 |
| 8. | "I've Learned" | Angela Lauer, Tom Douglas | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man" | Rivers Rutherford, Troy Verges | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Sweetheart of Beinja Bayou" | Jerry Sullivan | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Brand New Something Going On" | Don Cook, Jamie Hartford | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Where's a Train" | Allison Mellon, A. Griggs | 6:11 |
| 13. | "Someone Like Me" (hidden track) | Mason Griggs | 2:56 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Ron Block – banjo
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Charles Cushman – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Dobro, electric guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Andy Griggs – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- David Grissom – electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – mandolin
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Tom Keifer – electric guitar and background vocals on "A Hundred Miles of Bad Road"
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Martina McBride – background vocals on "Practice Life"
- David Lee Murphy – background vocals
- Jimmy Nichols – piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Melinda Norris – background vocals
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Dave Roe – upright bass
- Neil Thrasher – background vocals
- Robby Turner – steel guitar
- C. J. Udeen – steel guitar
- Kenny Vaughan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 77 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 2001 | "How Cool Is That" | 22 | 119 |
| 2002 | "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man" | 7 | 52 |
| "Practice Life" (with Martina McBride) | 33 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
References
- ^ Cohoon, Rick. "Freedom review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.