Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)

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Released November 21, 2000 Freedom (2000) Worship (2001) Release date 21 November 2000 Label Reunion Records		Length 40:57 Artist Michael W. Smith Producer Michael W. Smith Genre Instrumental

Recorded Deer Valley Studios (Franklin TN); Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland); East Iris Studios (Nashville, TN); Ocean Way Recording (Nashville, TN); Javelina Studios (Nashville, TN) May–September 2000 Similar Live the Life, Healing Rain, Glory, The Second Decade, This Is Your Time

Freedom is Michael W. Smith's fifteenth album. It was released in 2000 on Reunion Records, and is his first full-length album consisting of only instrumentals. A promotional live EP, The Acoustic Set - A Live Recording, was available as a pre-order bonus.

Michael w smith freedom

Personnel

Chris Graffignino: guitars

Michael W. Smith: piano, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, programming

Bryan Lenox: drums, percussion, keyboards, programming

Craig Young, Matt Pierson: bass guitar

Chris Estes, Dan Needham, Scott Williamson: drums

Eric Darken: drums, percussion

Hunter Lee, David Downs (Dublin): Illyan pipes

Marie Breathnach (Dublin): Irish fiddle

David Davidson: violin solo

Max Dyer, John Catchings: cello

Joel White, Tim Theiss: nail gun (probably used as additional percussion)

Rod Schuler: DJ

Strings by The Irish Film Orchestra; Catriona Walsh: music supervisor, and The Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzsky: contractor

David Hamilton: string arrangements and orchestra conductor

String arrangements on "Hibernia" by David Davidson, Kris Wilkinson and Larry Paxton

Music Preparation: Ric Domenico and Eberhard Ramm

Production

Executive producer: Michael W. Smith

Produced by Michael W. Smith and Bryan Lenox

Production assistants: Terry Flowers, Toby Gaines, Ryan Smith and Erin Williams

Production and technical coordination: Eric Elwell

Engineered and mixed by Bryan Lenox

Assistant recording engineers: Eric Elwell, Rob Burrell, Scott Lenox, Terry Flowers, Ron Jagger, David Bryant at Ocean Way Nashville; Kieran Lynch at Windmill Lane Studios.

Recorded at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN), East Iris Sound (Nashville, TN) and Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland).

Pro Tools engineering: Fred Paragano

Strings recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) by Bill Sommerville-Large; Ocean Way Nashville by Ronnie Brookshire; Javelina Studio (Nashville, TN) by Bryan Lenox.

Mixed at Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN)

Mastering, sequencing and editing: Hank Williams at Master Mix (Nashville, TN).

Production coordination: Chad Dickerson

Art direction and design: Tim Parker

Photography: Andrew Southam (New York) and Jimmy Abegg (Ireland).

Wardrobe: Joe Oppedisano

Hair and make-up: Julie Matos

Prop stylist: James Masenburg

Songs

1Freedom3:38
2The Offering1:27
3Carol Ann3:35

References

Freedom (Michael W. Smith album) Wikipedia

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Michael w smith freedom

Personnel

Songs

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