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You Are Free
You Are Free
Studio album by Cat Power
Released	February 18, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Indie rock
Length	53:07
Label	Matador
Producer	Cat Power; Adam Kasper (engineer only);
Cat Power chronology

You Are Free is the sixth studio album by Cat Power, the stage name and eponymous band of American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall. It was released in 2003 on Matador Records. The album features guest appearances by Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Warren Ellis of the Dirty Three.

Recording

You Are Free was recorded over the course of a year, the longest Marshall had spent recording an album at that point. Marshall and engineer Adam Kasper recorded about 40 songs during these sessions.^[1]

In a 2003 interview with Pitchfork, Marshall explained the album was recorded "Sporadically. While I was traveling...Adam was working on other things, and I worked on his schedule. He'd get these really nice studios, and when he had off time we'd go in and then try to remember what we did like two months ago and pull that tape up. I'd be like, 'Uh, no, I wanna do something new,' and then I'd write a new song. So it basically worked like that-- every few months getting together and essentially writing new songs."^[2] According to Marshall, Kasper helped her decide which of the 40 songs they recorded should make it onto the album.^[2]

Marshall revealed that she chose Kasper because "I was looking for somebody who would let me do what I wanted to do, who's a really good engineer," and said that she saw him as an engineer, rather than a producer.^[2]

Numerous songs on the album are performed solo, with only Marshall on vocals and guitar or piano. Dave Grohl plays drums on the songs "Speak For Me," "He War" and "Shaking Paper," and plays bass on "Shaking Paper." Eddie Vedder provides backing vocals on "Good Woman" and "Evolution," while Warren Ellis plays violin on "Good Woman."

The songs "Good Woman" and "Werewolf" feature string arrangements by David Campbell, which were recorded after Marshall's vocals had been completed, at the Boat Studio in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Chicago Sun-Times	^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[6]
Mojo	^[7]
NME	9/10^[8]
Pitchfork	8.9/10^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[11]
Spin	8/10^[12]
Uncut	^[13]

You Are Free, Marshall's first album of original material since the critically acclaimed Moon Pix (1998), has received widespread critical acclaim since its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".^[3]

Kelefa Sanneh of Rolling Stone wrote that "Free may be her most beautiful album, as well as her cagiest: There are gaunt rock songs and ramshackle ballads, all painted with bold, sure strokes that belie her ambivalence."^[10] Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that "You Are Free may take awhile longer than expected to unfold, but once it does, its excellence is undeniable."^[4] Chris Ott of Pitchfork called it an album "full of arresting, serene beauty...Sans a handful of lesser inclusions and tributes, the imaginary, shorter version of You Are Free is flawless."^[9]

In 2009, Pitchfork placed the album at number 98 on their "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s" list.^[14]

"Werewolf" is on the soundtrack of Pedro Almodóvar's 2009 film Broken Embraces.^[15]

Commercial performance

You Are Free became Cat Power's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching number 105.^[16] The album also debuted at number one 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart.^[17] As of 2007, You Are Free has sold over 163,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[18] The song "He War" was released as a single, and a music video for the song directed by Brett Vapnek was released.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chan Marshall, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Blame You"		3:05
2.	"Free"		3:34
3.	"Good Woman"		3:58
4.	"Speak for Me"		3:04
5.	"Werewolf"	Michael Hurley	4:08
6.	"Fool"		3:49
7.	"He War"		3:31
8.	"Shaking Paper"		4:36
9.	"Babydoll"		2:56
10.	"Maybe Not"		4:19
11.	"Names"		4:50
12.	"Half of You"		2:42
13.	"Keep on Runnin'"	John Lee Hooker	3:51
14.	"Evolution"		4:44
Total length:			53:07

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"The Party"	2:49
Total length:		55:56

Personnel

Chan Marshall – vocals, guitars, piano
Warren Ellis – violin on "Good Woman"
Dave Grohl – bass on "Speak For Me", drums on "Speak For Me", "He War" and "Shaking Paper"
Eddie Vedder – vocals on "Good Woman" and "Evolution"
David Campbell – string arrangement on "Good Woman" and "Werewolf"
Maggie & Emma – vocals on "Good Woman"

Technical

Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
Rick Fisher – mastering
Mark Borthwick – photography

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[19]	71
French Albums (SNEP)^[20]	67
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	157
US Billboard 200^[16]	105
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[22]	2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[23]	1

References

^ ^a ^b Goodman, Elizabeth (2009). Cat Power: A Good Woman. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-39636-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Perez, Rodrigo (January 3, 2003). "Cat Power". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews for You Are Free by Cat Power". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Phares, Heather. "You Are Free – Cat Power". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ DeRogatis, Jim (March 2, 2003). "Cat Power, 'You Are Free' (Matador)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
^ Browne, David (February 21, 2003). "You Are Free". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ "Cat Power: You Are Free". Mojo (112): 102. March 2003.
^ Moody, Paul (February 15, 2003). "Cat Power: You Are Free". NME: 40.
^ ^a ^b Ott, Chris (February 18, 2003). "Cat Power: You Are Free". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Sanneh, Kelefa (February 11, 2003). "You Are Free". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ Sheffield, Rob (April 10, 2010). "Cat Power: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ Gross, Joe (March 2003). "Cat Power: You Are Free". Spin. 19 (3): 120–21. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ "Cat Power: You Are Free". Uncut (70): 101. March 2003.
^ Pitchfork staff (September 30, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100–51". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
^ "Broken Embraces: Soundtracks". IMDB. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Cat Power Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ "Cat Power Summons Southern Soul On New CD". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 12, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
^ Letkemann, Jessica (August 18, 2007). "Best Of Foo | Happy To Help: Cat Power". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 33. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 52.
^ "Lescharts.com – Cat Power – You Are Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2008: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ "Cat Power Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ "Cat Power Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[Goodman-1] Goodman, Elizabeth (2009). Cat Power: A Good Woman. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-39636-5.

[pitchfork.com-2] Perez, Rodrigo (January 3, 2003). "Cat Power". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[MC-3] "Reviews for You Are Free by Cat Power". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[Allmusic-4] Phares, Heather. "You Are Free – Cat Power". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[5] DeRogatis, Jim (March 2, 2003). "Cat Power, 'You Are Free' (Matador)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.

[6] Browne, David (February 21, 2003). "You Are Free". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[7] "Cat Power: You Are Free". Mojo (112): 102. March 2003.

[8] Moody, Paul (February 15, 2003). "Cat Power: You Are Free". NME: 40.

[Pitchfork-9] Ott, Chris (February 18, 2003). "Cat Power: You Are Free". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[RS-10] Sanneh, Kelefa (February 11, 2003). "You Are Free". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[Sheffield-11] Sheffield, Rob (April 10, 2010). "Cat Power: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.

[12] Gross, Joe (March 2003). "Cat Power: You Are Free". Spin. 19 (3): 120–21. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[13] "Cat Power: You Are Free". Uncut (70): 101. March 2003.

[14] Pitchfork staff (September 30, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100–51". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

[15] "Broken Embraces: Soundtracks". IMDB. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[BB200-16] "Cat Power Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[17] "Cat Power Summons Southern Soul On New CD". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 12, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

[18] Letkemann, Jessica (August 18, 2007). "Best Of Foo | Happy To Help: Cat Power". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 33. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[aus-19] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 52.

[ac_France_Cat_Power-20] "Lescharts.com – Cat Power – You Are Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[21] "Chart Log UK 1994–2008: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Cat_Power-22] "Cat Power Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Cat_Power-23] "Cat Power Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

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You Are Free

Recording

Reception

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

References

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