''Freedom'' is the third studio album by ''
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Mandisa
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. The album was released on March 24, 2009.
On April 2, 2009, the album debuted at number 83 on the
''Billboard'' 200 selling over 7,000 copies in its first week.
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/ref> In 2010, the album was Nominated for Grammy Award
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for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. After just over two years of her album "Freedom" being off the Billboard 200, it re-entered at 178.
Singles
" My Deliverer" was released as the first single from the album on January 27, 2009.
"He Is With You" was released as the second single on March 3, 2009.
"Not Guilty" was released as the third and final single from the album on July 21, 2009.
Track listing
Personnel
* Mandisa – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
* Christopher Stevens – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 9, 10), programming (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6), additional keyboards (6), guitars (9), bass (10)
* Ron Rawls – Rhodes piano
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(2), keyboards (6, 9), Hammond B3 organ
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(6, 9)
* Blair Masters – keyboards (3, 8, 11), acoustic piano (8)
* Sam Mizell – keyboards (5, 8), programming (5, 7), string arrangements (5)
* Shane Keister
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History
Keister was born in Hunti ...
– acoustic piano (8)
* Matt Stanfield – keyboards (11)
* Justin York – guitars (1, 2, 4, 6)
* Greg Hagan – electric guitar (3, 5, 7)
* Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (3, 5, 7), guitars (8)
* Mike Payne – electric guitar (3)
* Ben Glover
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– guitars (6)
* Bernard Harris – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
* Matt Pierson – bass (3, 11)
* James Holloway – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
* Dan Needham – drums (3, 7, 11)
* Zach Casebolt – cello (2, 6)
* Claire Indie – violin (2, 6)
* David Davidson – strings (3)
* Brown Bannister
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– string arrangements (3)
* Chris Carmichael – cello (5), viola (5), violin (5)
* Michelle Swift – backing vocals (1, 5, 8, 11)
* Missi Hale – backing vocals (2, 7, 11)
* Ronnie Freeman
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– backing vocals (3)
* Cindy Morgan
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Life and career
Morgan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish and ...
– backing vocals (3)
* Laura Cooksey – backing vocals (4)
* Blanca Reyes – rap (4)
* Nirva Ready – backing vocals (10)
;Choir on "Freedom Song"
* Laura Cooksey, Jason Eskridge, Missi Hale, Lakisha Mitchell, Calvin Nowell and Michelle Swift
Technical and Design
* Brad O'Donnell – A&R
* Chance Scoggins – vocal co-production
* Brown Bannister – engineer, digital editing
* Steve Bishir – engineer
* Kent Hooper – engineer
* Billy Whittington – engineer, digital editing
* Kevin Powell – assistant engineer
* David Dillbeck – digital editing
* Craig Swift – digital editing
* Christopher Stevens – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10)
* F. Reid Shippen – mixing (3, 5, 7, 8, 11)
* Buckley Miller – mix assistant (3, 5, 7, 8, 11)
* Chris Athens – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
* Jess Chambers – A&R administration
* Beth Matthews – production assistant
* Jan Cook – art direction
* Micah Kandros – design
* Katie Moore – design
* Kristin Barlowe – photography
* True Artist Management – management
Charts
Certifications
References
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2009 albums
Mandisa albums
Sparrow Records albums