Freedom's Road

Freedom's Road
Studio album by John Mellencamp
Released January 23, 2007
Recorded June–October, 2006
Genre
Length 48:46
Label Republic
Producer John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp chronology
Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
(2004)		 Freedom's Road
(2007)		 Life, Death, Love and Freedom
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(65/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Music Box[5]
NeuFutur(6.2/10)[6]
The Phoenix[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Stylus MagazineC+[10]
Uncut[1]

Freedom's Road is the 19th studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp, released in 2007. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 5 in late January 2007, becoming the highest debuting album of Mellencamp's career.[11] 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. The country band Little Big Town provides background vocals on eight songs on the album, including "Our Country."

Mellencamp intended for Freedom's Road to have a 1960s rock sound while still remaining contemporary, and he feels that goal was achieved. "We wanted to make sure that it had the same feeling of some of the great songs from the '60s but also had the message of today and had the backbeat of today. I think we came up with a pretty timeless sounding album," Mellencamp told his online radio station in late 2006.

Grammy Awards

The Seventh track "Our Country" was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (held February 10, 2008).

Track listing

All songs written by John Mellencamp.

  1. "Someday" – 3:08
  2. "Ghost Towns Along the Highway" – 4:40
  3. "The Americans" – 5:11
  4. "Forgiveness" – 4:30
  5. "Freedom's Road" – 4:19
  6. "Jim Crow" – 3:22
  7. "Our Country" – 3:47
  8. "Rural Route" – 3:08
  9. "My Aeroplane" – 4:41
  10. "Heaven Is a Lonely Place" – 4:32
  11. "Rodeo Clown" [hidden track after several minutes of silence] – 4:25
John Mellencamp "Our Country"
Sample from John Mellencamp's "Our Country". From the album Freedom's Road.
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Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (America)[12]

Year Chart Position
February 10, 2007 The Billboard 200 5

Singles - Billboard (America)[13]

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "Our Country" Hot Country Songs 39
2006 "Our Country" Billboard Hot 100 88
2007 "Our Country" Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 16
2007 "The Americans" Hot Country Songs 55

References

  1. 1 2 Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  5. ↑ Music Box review
  6. ↑ NeuFutur review
  7. ↑ The Phoenix review
  8. ↑ PopMatters review
  9. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  10. ↑ Stylus Magazine review
  11. ↑ Jonathan Cohen, "Pretty Ricky, Shins Grab Top Album Chart Spots", Billboard.com, January 31, 2007.
  12. ↑ Billboard.com - Discography - John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road
  13. ↑ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - John Mellencamp

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