Freedom Highway
Freedom Highway is the second solo studio album of Folk/Americana musician and Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman Rhiannon Giddens. It was released via Nonesuch Records on February 24, 2017. Freedom Highway was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards. The title track "Freedom Highway" is a 1965 civil rights protest song written by Roebuck Staples and title track of The Staple Singers' album of the same name.Track listing
Personnel
- Eric Adcock – engineering, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
- Patrick Bartley – tenor saxophone
- Bhi Bhiman – electric guitar, background vocals
- David Bither – executive producer
- Desiree Champagne – Rubboard
- Rowan Corbett – percussion, harmony vocals
- Jamie Dick – drums, percussion
- Rhiannon Giddens – vocals, banjo, handclapping, production
- Lalenja Harrington – harmony vocals
- Jeri Heiden – design
- Alphonso Horne – trumpet
- Hubby Jenkins – banjo, mandolin
- Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
- Leyla McCalla – cello, harmony vocals
- Malcolm Parson – cello
- John Peets – photography
- Amelia Powell – handclapping
- Dirk Powell – electric bass, bells, engineer, fiddle, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, mixing, piano, producer, harmony vocals
- Ina Powell – handclapping
- Sophie Powell – handclapping
- Jason Sypher – bass
- Nolan Theis – horn engineer
- Corey Wilcox – trombone
Charts
