Freedom

The song *Freedom* by Simply Red has an energy that grabs you from the first note. Its duration, 3 minutes and 53 seconds, is perfect for its pulse to carry you away without you realizing it. What's interesting is that, although not explicitly mentioned in the text, the way the sound of this piece, and of the album Stars in general, is constructed is due to very careful production work. Mick Hucknall and Stewart Levine were in charge of production, while Daren Klein handled the recording engineering and mixing, and Bernie Grundman added the final touch with mastering.

This track is part of Simply Red's fourth studio album, titled Stars, which was released on September 30, 1991. It was a release that resonated worldwide, but especially in the United Kingdom, their country of origin. The album achieved massive success, becoming the best-selling album of the year on two consecutive occasions, 1991 and 1992. This mark of double sales in consecutive years had not been seen since Simon & Garfunkel with their album Bridge over Troubled Water between 1970 and 1971. To this day, it remains one of the best-selling albums of all time in the United Kingdom. The album Stars was also among the nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize, and in the year 2000, Q magazine included it in its ranking of the 100 best British albums in history.