Length 40:39 Artist Jennifer Knapp Label Righteous Babe Records | Language English Release date 14 October 2014 Genres Folk rock, Pop rock | |
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Released October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14) People also search for Kansas, Letting Go, The Way I Am, Lay It Down, Wishing Well, Live, The Collection | ||
Set Me Free is a 2014 album by Jennifer Knapp, released on Righteous Babe Records. The folk rock album is the second full length released by Knapp after a public declaration that she is a lesbian and choosing to market her music outside of the Christian music industry. The album has received positive reviews.
Contents
Production
She initially came out in 2010 and released Letting Go. The album was created at the same time as Knapp's memoir Facing the Music and the creation of the non-profit Inside Out Faith, which seeks to bridge the gap between sexual minorities and religious communities. The album includes semi-autobiographical material about Knapp's coming out as well as her life growing up in Kansas and some of the material written on the record dates back to 2007.
Reception
Timothy Monger of AllMusic gave the album a 3.5 out of five stars, calling the album "rustic [and] introspective", praising the diversity of the songwriting as "a mix of dark, introspective ballads awash with country and blues tones as well a couple of flat-out barnburners". Metro Weekly writer Chris Gerard compares the music favorably to Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLachlan, and Lucinda Williams, characterizing it as "an engaging collection of melodic folk-rock".
Track listing
All songs written by Jennifer Knapp, except where noted
- "Remedy" – 3:35
- "Set Me Free" – 3:04
- "Why Wait" – 3:13
- "Neosho" – 3:37
- "What Might Have Been" – 4:50
- "Mercy's Tree" – 2:57
- "The Tale" – 5:30
- "So Happy" – 3:38
- "The End" (Amy Courts and Knapp) – 2:44
- "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker, Gary Anthony Bias, and Louis A. Johnson) – 3:11
- "Come Back" – 4:20
Personnel
Jennifer Knapp – vocals, guitar
Songs
1Remedy3:36
2Set Me Free3:04
3Why Wait3:13