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Freedom (Mandisa album)

Freedom is the third studio album by American Idol contestant Mandisa. 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.[3] In 2010, the album was Nominated for Grammy Award 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.

Freedom

March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)

2008-2009

Fabmusic, Dark Horse Recording and Townsend Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee).

Gospel, CCM, R&B

43:47

Sparrow

Brown Bannister, Christopher Stevens

Singles[edit]

"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.

Mandisa – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)

– 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)

Christopher Stevens

– Rhodes piano (2), keyboards (6, 9), Hammond B3 organ (6, 9)

Ron Rawls

Blair Masters – keyboards (3, 8, 11), acoustic piano (8)

Sam Mizell – keyboards (5, 8), programming (5, 7), string arrangements (5)

– acoustic piano (8)

Shane Keister

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)

– guitars (6)

Ben Glover

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)

– string arrangements (3)

Brown Bannister

– cello (5), viola (5), violin (5)

Chris Carmichael

Michelle Swift – backing vocals (1, 5, 8, 11)

Missi Hale – backing vocals (2, 7, 11)

– backing vocals (3)

Ronnie Freeman

– backing vocals (3)

Cindy Morgan

Laura Cooksey – backing vocals (4)

– rap (4)

Blanca Reyes

– backing vocals (10)

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