''Free'' is the fourth album and first live recording from American contemporary
gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...
singer
Kierra Sheard
Kierra Valencia "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly (born June 20, 1987) is an American gospel singer. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark-Sheard (member of gospel singing group the Clark Sisters) and granddaughter of gospel choral director Mattie ...
. It was released October 18, 2011 by Karew Records, under exclusive license to EMI Gospel.
Originally scheduled for a July 12, 2011 release, the album was leaked and subsequently pushed back and reformatted with a different track listing. The album features Sheard's BRL Choir (Bold Right Life) Choir.
Reviews
"Kierra Sheard's Free features a mix of studio and live-in-Chicago material with a full band and her BRL Choir, all produced by her brother, J. Drew Sheard II. It’s Sheard’s boldest and most diverse album yet. There are the expected modern contemporary gospel sounds, while a few songs incorporate other styles, including pop-R&B (à la
Bold Right Life
''Bold Right Life'' is the third studio album by the American singer Kierra Sheard. It was released by EMI Gospel on 27 October 2008.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Pemberton Roach found that the album "reveals that the younger Clark is mor ...
's “Wave Your Banner”), dance-pop, and even hard rock, with remarkable ease and power. This would not be so effective if Sheard wasn’t in top, hefty-yet-flexible form." - Andy Kellman,
AllMusic
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Track listing
# "Intro (I Am Free)"
# "WAR"
# "Mighty"
# "You Are"
# "Interlude"
# "Desire"
# "Free"
# "Indescribable"
# "People (featuring S.O.M.)"
# "Victory (featuring
James Fortune
James Fortune is a gospel music recording artist, songwriter and producer. He is also a radio personality on 1190 AM WLIB.
Music career
James Fortune & FIYA's highly debut CD, ''You Survived'', was released in September 2004. He was honored a ...
)"
# "Believers Evolved"
# "Back 2 Earth"
# "Lane (featuring JDS)"
# "Since I Found Christ (featuring
Mali Music & JDS)"
# “Ready To Go (iTunes Exclusive)”
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Kierra Sheard albums
2011 albums