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Freedom (Yothu Yindi album)

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Freedom
Studio album by
Yothu Yindi
Released8 November 1993
GenreAboriginal rock
Length53:05
LabelMushroom
ProducerIan Faith and Bill Laswell
Yothu Yindi chronology
Tribal Voice
(1991) 		Freedom
(1993) 		Birrkuta – Wild Honey
(1996)
Singles from Freedom
  1. "World Turning (Räwak Mix)"
    Released: October 1993[1]
  2. "Timeless Land"
    Released: February 1994[1]
  3. "Dots on the Shells"
    Released: September 1994[1]

Freedom is the third studio album by Australian band, Yothu Yindi released in 1993. The album peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, the album was nominated for Best Indigenous Release.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Q [2]
AllMusic [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Timeless Land" (Mandawuy Yunupingu, Witiyana Marika, Stuart Kellaway, D. Bridie)
  2. "World of Innocence" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway, Ian Faith)
  3. "Freedom" (M. Yunupingu)
  4. "Baywara" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway)
  5. "Ngerrk" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu)
  6. "Back to Culture" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway, Ian Faith)
  7. "World Turning" (M. Yunupingu, W. Marika, Ian Faith)
  8. "Mabo" (M. Yunupingu, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Kellaway, Gurrumul Yunupingu)
  9. "Milika" (Traditional song, arranged by W. Marika)
  10. "Danggultji" (Traditional song, arranged by W. Marika, B. Marika)
  11. "Gunitjpirr Man" (M. Yunupingu)
  12. "Yolngu Boy" (M. Yunupingu)
  13. "Dots on the Shells" (M. Yunupingu, Neil Finn)
  14. "Our Generation" (M. Yunupingu, Kellaway, A. Farris)
  15. "Gany'tjurr" (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu)
  16. "Gapu" (Tidal Mix) (Traditional song, arranged by Galarrwuy Yunupingu)

Personnel

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  • Mandawuy Yunupingu – vocals, guitar
  • Witiyana Marika – vocals, clapsticks, dance
  • Makuma Yunupingu – didgeridoo, vocals, clapsticks
  • Stuart Kellaway – bass guitar
  • Mangatjay Yunupingu – dance
  • Banula Marika – vocals, dance
  • Bunimbirr Marika – didgeridoo
  • Cal Williams – guitar
  • Natalie Gillespie – vocals
  • Galarrwuy Yunupingu – vocals, clapsticks
  • Milkayngu Mununggurr – didgeridoo
  • Gurrumul Yunupingu – guitar, vocals, keyboards
  • Jodie Cockatoo – vocals
  • Ian Faith – guitars
  • Mark Ovenden – keys, programming
  • Bill Laswell – bass
  • Nicky Skopelitis – 6 and 12-string guitar
  • Bernie Worrell – organ
  • Terepai Richmond – drums
  • Daniel Watson – percussion
  • Allen Murphy – drums
  • Andrew Belletty – drums

Charts

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Chart performance for Freedom
Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 31

Release history

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Release history and formats for Freedom
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia November 1993 CD, cassette Mushroom D53380

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Yothu Yindi ARIA singles chart history 1993-2000, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ "Review". q4music. May 1994. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "AllMusic". 1993. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Yothu Yindi – Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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