Born Free (Kid Rock album)
Born Free is the eighth studio album by American musician Kid Rock. It was released on November 16, 2010 with the title track as its lead single.
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| Released | November 16, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | January–July 2010 | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, Shangri-La, Los Angeles, California, The Allen Roadhouse, Clarkston, Michigan | |||
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| Length | 56:10 | |||
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| Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 4.3 |
| Metacritic | 63/100 |
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| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
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The country-oriented album was produced by Rick Rubin featuring several high-profile artists such as T.I., Sheryl Crow, and Bob Seger. This is Kid Rock's first, and to date, only album not to feature a Parental Advisory sticker and is his first all-country album. It is also the first album since 1993's The Polyfuze Method not to feature his backing band Twisted Brown Trucker. Marlon Young is the only member from Twisted Brown Trucker to perform on the album. Kid Rock describes it as "very organic blues-based rock and roll". Cable network TBS used the title track, "Born Free", for its coverage of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason. As of June 16, 2011 Born Free is certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments in excess of one million copies. This gave Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification in the US. A Michigan only promotion was released with the album. It was a 4-song EP called Racing Father Time.