Freedom of Sound is the second solo studio album by Bret Michaels, lead singer of the rock band Poison. It is a country rock album released in 2005, the same year Bret Michaels was a judge on the country music reality TV show Nashville Star.[2]
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| Released | January 1, 2005[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1997–2004 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 66:10 | |||
| Label | Poor Boy | |||
| Producer | Bret Michaels, Jamie Laritz | |||
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Content
editThe album features fourteen new tracks and four previously released songs (bonus tracks) from his first two studio albums.
The lead-off single from the album, "All I Ever Needed" featuring Jessica Andrews appeared on Billboard's "Hot Country Songs" chart, with its best position being number 45.[3][4] All I Ever Needed also features a music video which appeared on Billboard's "Hot Videoclip Tracks" chart in 2008.[5]
"Right Now, Right Here"[6] and "Open Road" which Bret performed live on Nashville Star were also released as singles.[7]
The album also includes a new country version of the #1 smash hit Poison song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn",[8] a duet version of "Raine" (feat. Edwin Mccain) and two unreleased demos; "Future Ex Wife" and "The One You Get".
"Walk Away" and a solo version of the Poison song "Something to Believe In" were recorded earlier on the unique storytellers CD Ballads, Blues & Stories, but never released on a full music studio album until now.
Track listing
edit- "Rock 'n My Country"
- "Driven"
- "Open Road"
- "All I Ever Needed" (feat. Jessica Andrews)
- "New Breed of American Cowboy"
- "Right Now, Right Here"
- "Lookin' for a Good Time"
- "It's All Good"
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (country version featuring Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down, Chris Cagle, Mark Wills)
- "Bittersweet" (Originally on Songs of Life)
- "Raine" (feat. Edwin Mccain)
- "Menace to Society" (Originally on Songs of Life)
- "Walk Away"
- "Something to Believe In" (solo version)
- "Future Ex Wife"
- "The One You Get"
- "Human Zoo" (Originally on A Letter from Death Row)
- "The Last Breath" (Originally on A Letter from Death Row)
Personnel
edit- Bret Michaels - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Jamie Laritz - guitar, bass, drums mandolin/dobro
- Eric Brittingham - bass
- Shawn Hughes - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
edit- Rusty Danmyer - steel guitar
- Renee Truex - violin
- Jessica Andrews - additional vocals (4)
- Mark Wills - additional vocals (5 & 9)
- Chris Cagle - additional vocals (9)
- Brad Arnold - additional vocals (9)
- Captain Clay Ckarkson - additional vocals (5 & 7)
- Dan Donovan - additional vocals (5 & 7)
- Jeffrey Steele - background vocals
- Kim Everett - background vocals
- Darien Keith Thompson - background vocals
Charts
editSingles
| Single | Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| All I Ever Needed | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 45 |
References
edit- ^ "Official Bret Michaels Website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Bret Michaels Nashville Star". ACountry. 2005.
- ^ "Bret Michaels Hot Country Songs". Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Bret Michaels charts". Allmusic.
- ^ "Hot Videoclip Tracks - All I Ever Needed - Bret Michaels With Jessica Andrews". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Bret Michaels posts new single". Blabbermouth.net. 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
- ^ "BRET MICHAELS To Debut New Single On 'Nashville Star'". Blabbermouth.net. 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards) Billboard singles". Allmusic.
- ^ "Bret Michaels Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.