Freedom Highway (Rhiannon Giddens album)
| Freedom Highway | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Americana, Folk, Old-time | |||
| Length | 49:53 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Dirk Powell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
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| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
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| Uncut | 8/10 |
Freedom Highway is the second solo studio album of Folk/Americana musician and Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman Rhiannon Giddens. It was released via Nonesuch Records on February 24, 2017. Freedom Highway was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards. The title track "Freedom Highway" is a 1965 civil rights protest song written by Roebuck Staples and title track of The Staple Singers' album of the same name.