''Already Free'' is the sixth studio album by

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. It was released in the

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on January 13, 2009 by

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an release followed on February 20, 2009. The album has received very positive reviews, and debuted at #19 on the

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reached #1 on the blues chart, #1 on the Internet chart, and #4 on the Rock chart. This marks the band's highest debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart to date. The album won the 2010

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, marking the band's first Grammy award. The first single, "

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", was released on November 4, 2008. Guest musicians include

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, and

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(of

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).
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guitarist

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Trucks' thoughts on the album

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was interviewed by ''

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'' upon the release of ''Already Free''. The interviewer commented that in comparison to past albums by

, this record reflects a more mature sound. Trucks himself responded by commenting that the album has a different feeling because in the past he always felt pressure to make a "guitar album". The difference, he maintains, is that the band has had more time to mature, and the album's sound is more balanced between the different contributions of its members, who developed its overall effect as they arranged the songs that were recorded for this album.

Track listing

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) – 5:02 # "Something to Make You Happy" (

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) – 5:01 # "Maybe This Time" (featuring

) (Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II) – 5:03 # "Sweet Inspiration" (

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) – 4:38 # "Don't Miss Me" (Trucks,

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) – 4:16 # "Get What You Deserve" (Trucks, Mike Mattison, Doyle Bramhall II) – 3:33 # "Our Love" (featuring Doyle Bramhall II) (Doyle Bramhall II, Trucks) – 5:18 # "Down Don't Bother Me" (Mike Mattison, Trucks) – 5:07 # "Days Is Almost Gone" (Kofi Burbridge, Trucks, Mike Mattison) – 5:13 # "Back Where I Started" (featuring

) (Trucks,

) – 4:20 # "I Know" (

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, Taylor) – 4:40 # "Already Free" (Trucks, Mike Mattison) – 2:46

Bonus tracks

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has an exclusive edition with three bonus tracks: #

"Ballad of the Chicken Robber" (

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/ Mattison) - 1:55 # "Swamp Raga" (

) - 6:31 # "Long Time Man" (trad.) - 5:24

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includes a bonus track with the purchase of the album: #

"Goin' Home" (

/ Mattison) - 3:14

References

External links

The Derek Trucks Band
{{Authority control 2009 albums Derek Trucks albums Columbia Records albums Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album