Freedom of Sound

Freedom of Sound
Studio album by
Bret Michaels
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2005[1]
Recorded1997–2004
GenreCountry rock
Length66:10
LabelPoor Boy
ProducerBret Michaels, Jamie Laritz
Bret Michaels chronology
Songs of Life
(2003) 		Freedom of Sound
(2005) 		Rock My World
(2008)
Singles from Freedom of Sound
  1. ""All I Ever Needed" (with Jessica Andrews)"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Right Now, Right Here"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Open Road"
    Released: April 19, 2005

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]

Content

The 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

  1. "Rock 'n My Country"
  2. "Driven"
  3. "Open Road"
  4. "All I Ever Needed" (feat. Jessica Andrews)
  5. "New Breed of American Cowboy"
  6. "Right Now, Right Here"
  7. "Lookin' for a Good Time"
  8. "It's All Good"
  9. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (country version featuring Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down, Chris Cagle, Mark Wills)
  10. "Bittersweet" (Originally on Songs of Life)
  11. "Raine" (feat. Edwin Mccain)
  12. "Menace to Society" (Originally on Songs of Life)
  13. "Walk Away"
  14. "Something to Believe In" (solo version)
  15. "Future Ex Wife"
  16. "The One You Get"
  17. "Human Zoo" (Originally on A Letter from Death Row)
  18. "The Last Breath" (Originally on A Letter from Death Row)

Personnel

  • Bret Michaels - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Jamie Laritz - guitar, bass, drums mandolin/dobro
  • Eric Brittingham - bass
  • Shawn Hughes - drums, percussion

Additional musicians

  • 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

Singles

Single Chart (2004) Peak
position
All I Ever Needed US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 45

References

  1. ^ "Official Bret Michaels Website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ^ "Bret Michaels Nashville Star". ACountry. 2005.
  3. ^ "Bret Michaels Hot Country Songs". Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bret Michaels charts". Allmusic.
  5. ^ "Hot Videoclip Tracks - All I Ever Needed - Bret Michaels With Jessica Andrews". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  6. ^ "Bret Michaels posts new single". Blabbermouth.net. 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
  7. ^ "BRET MICHAELS To Debut New Single On 'Nashville Star'". Blabbermouth.net. 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
  8. ^ "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards) Billboard singles". Allmusic.
  9. ^ "Bret Michaels Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.