Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)

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.

Track listing

Personnel

• Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, programming
• Bryan Lenox – keyboards, programming, drums, percussion
• Chris Graffignino – guitars
• Matt Pierson – bass guitar
• Craig Young – bass guitar
• Chris Estes – drums, percussion
• Eric Darken – drums, percussion
• Dan Needham – drums, percussion
• Scott Williamson – drums, percussion
• David Downs (Dublin) – Illyan pipes
• Hunter Lee – Illyan pipes
• Marie Breathnach (Dublin) – Irish fiddle
• John Catchings – cello
• Max Dyer – cello
• David Davidson – violin solo, string arrangements (5)
• Tim Theiss – nail gun (probably used as additional percussion)
• Joel White – nail gun
• Rod Schuler – DJ
• The Irish Film Orchestra – strings
• Catriona Walsh – music supervisor
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Carl Gorodetzsky – contractor
• David Hamilton – string arrangements and orchestra conductor
• Larry Paxton – string arrangements (5)
• Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (5)
• Ric Domenico – music preparation
• Eberhard Ramm – music preparation

Production

• Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
• Bryan Lenox – producer, engineer, mixing, string recording
• Ronnie Brookshire – string recording
• Bill Sommerville-Large – string recording (Dublin)
• David Bryant – assistant engineer
• Rob Burrell – assistant engineer
• Eric Elwell – assistant engineer, technical coordinator, production coordinator
• Terry Flowers – assistant engineer, production assistant
• Ron Jagger – assistant engineer
• Scott Lenox – assistant engineer
• Kieran Lynch – assistant engineer (Dublin)
• Fred Paragano – Pro Tools engineer
• Hank Williams – sequencing, editing and mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Toby Gaines – production assistant
• Ryan Smith – production assistant
• Erin Williams – production assistant
• Chad Dickerson – production coordination
• Tim Parker – art direction, design
• Andrew Southam – photography (New York)
• Jimmy Abegg – photography (Ireland)
• Joe Oppedisano – wardrobe
• Julie Matos – hair, make-up
• James Masenburg – prop stylist

Chart performance

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