Set Me Free (Jennifer Knapp album)

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

1. "Remedy" – 3:35
2. "Set Me Free" – 3:04
3. "Why Wait" – 3:13
4. "Neosho" – 3:37
5. "What Might Have Been" – 4:50
6. "Mercy's Tree" – 2:57
7. "The Tale" – 5:30
8. "So Happy" – 3:38
9. "The End" (Amy Courts and Knapp) – 2:44
10. "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker, Gary Anthony Bias, and Louis A. Johnson) – 3:11
11. "Come Back" – 4:20

Personnel

Jennifer Knapp – vocals, guitar