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Freedom Highway
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074644733426
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 47334
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: July 02, 1991
Studio: Sony
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Editorial Review:
Recorded in the late 1960s, the strong gospel soul hymns and idealistic moral gospel folksongs on Freedom Highway represent the Staple Singers' artistic apex. Pops Staples's reverb-saturated guitar hangs alone in the air while Mavis and the other family members' voices encircle it with warm sounds and defiant words. All this music is 100 percent amazing--from Pops's poignant delivery of "Be Careful Of The Stones That You Throw" to the group's terrific, invigorating civil rights anthem "Freedom Highway" and a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" that adds new dimensions of meaning to the hippie hit. Too poppy to be considered mainstream gospel but not as watered- down as the group became in their mid-1970s pop phase, the Staple Singers' late-'60s music easily ranks alongside the era's hit makers, far outstripping their talent with little flash and pure, lovely sounding conviction. --Mike McGonigal
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Unique Gospel
The Staple Singers had one of the more original sounds in gospel. Not the spiritual doo-wop of the quartets, and not the organ and vocal gymnastics of the choirs. Instead, the Staples were a family with great vocal styles and clear, "bright" guitar. It's the gospel version of Mississippi Delta country-blues - think of a sanctified John Lee Hooker on tour with his daughters. "Freedom Highway" is an excellent recording, and one of the best examples of the Staples' early sound.
Rating: - Freedom Highway by the Staple Singers is incomparable!!
I only recently discovered the Staple Singers, but when I hear Mahalia Jackson's voice, I just want to scream like a groupie (and I'm 38!) I just feel saddened by the fact that I did not discover them 'till now. Freedom Highway is upbeat and soulful. I can listen to it over and over. The Staple Singer's gospel songs are moving and timeless. I recommend this album highly!
Rating:  - Where is the "ORIGINAL" Freedom Highway???
This CD is a fine Staple Singers CD; BUT IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL "FREEDOM HIGHWAY RELEASED ON EPIC RECORDS!" I really get upset with record companies who try to re-write history. The original "Freedom Highway" was recorded live at a church in Chicago on Epic Records. It was the best and in my mind is the best "live" gospel album I have ever heard. Legacy put out this CD with the same title as the original and only put on a couple of tracks from it. Come on Legacy! ... Read More
Rating: - Good album--but why not reissue the original one?
This is indeed the Staple Singers at their peak, a period crowned by the live recording of "Freedom Highway." But originally that song opened a whole album recorded live in a church, complete with Pops Staples' comments between songs, the handclapping and responses of the congregation, and so on. Hey, Epic Records: reissue the complete original "Freedom Highway" (with bonus tracks, if anything was left out!)! And if you ever see the original LP for sale, grab it! A real gem!
Rating: - Old Time Spirituals!
Brings back beautiful memories of times gone by.
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