Freedom – No Compromise
| Freedom - No Compromise | ||||
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| Studio album by Little Steven | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Dance-rock, world | |||
| Length | 44:29 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Little Steven | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C[2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
Freedom – No Compromise is the third solo album by Little Steven released in 1987.
Following on the moderate success of Artists United Against Apartheid's "Sun City", Steven Van Zandt's next record was a full-on dance-rock record, verging in places on world music. Bruce Springsteen and Rubén Blades join Van Zandt on lead vocals on "Native American" and "Bitter Fruit", respectively. Politics even more at the forefront than before, centering on U.S. transgressions in Central America, South Africa, and against Native Americans.
The old Disciples of Soul had almost completely disappeared.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Little Steven
- "Freedom" - 5:12
- "Trail of Broken Treaties" - 5:59
- "Pretoria" - 5:12
- "Bitter Fruit" - 6:15
- "No More Party's" - 5:39
- "Can't You Feel the Fire" - 4:35
- "Native American" - 5:33
- "Sanctuary" - 6:04
Personnel
- Steve Van Zandt - Guitar, dulcimer, vocals
- Steve Jordan, David Beal, Keith LeBlanc - drums
- Romeo Williams, Doug Wimbish, T.M. Stevens - bass
- Bernie Worrell, Paul Shaffer, Greg Phillinganes, Tommy Mandel, Richard Scher - keyboards
- Bruce Springsteen - vocals on "Native American"
- Rubén Blades - vocals on "Bitter Fruit", percussion
- David Beal, Monti Louis Ellison - percussion
- Hilario Soto - Toyo
- Zoe Yanakis - Bass Flute
- Kenny Moore, Cobra Jones, Will Downing, Craig Derry, Wendell Morrison, Floyd Westerman, Tina B., Audrey Wheeler, Brenda White-King, Steve Jordan, Oren Waters, Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Debra Byrd, Elicia Wright, Benjamin Newberry, Sechaba Cultural Singers, Zola Dube, Tshepo Tsotetsi, Moeketsi Bodibe, Tnemba Ntinga, Mweli Mzizi, South African Students Committee of UCLA, Abner Mariri, Mendiswa Mzamne, Ronald Kunene, Kindiza Ngubeni, Nonhlanhla Simelane, Motlole Moseki - background vocals
Allmusic review
Freedom - No Compromise received three out of five stars from John Franck of Allmusic. He claims that "...in 1987, Little Steven would release Freedom No Compromise - the E Street-er's third solo record to date. Synth-laden textures, samples, and programming aside, Freedom No Compromise is an ambitious if somewhat over-produced effort. Although, certainly not as accomplished as Steven's sensational debut Men Without Women, the album features some fair to very good material. Overall, a good effort, but not a great one. For a better taste of the artist, spend some quality time with Men Without Women."
Chart Performance
Album
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 | 80 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 51 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[5] | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[6] | 11 |
| German Albums Chart[7] | 48 |
Singles
| Single | Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| "Trail of Broken Treaties" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] | 29 |
| "Bitter Fruit" | Norwegian Singles Chart[6] | 25 |
| "Bitter Fruit" | Swedish Singles Chart[5] | 12 |
| "Bitter Fruit" | Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 25 |
| "Bitter Fruit" | German Singles Chart[7] | 69 |
- "No More Party's" was released as a single but did not chart.
References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Swedish Charts > Little Steven"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Norwegian Charts > Little Steven"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Charts.de > Little Steven (in German)"
- ↑ "Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul Songs (Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography)"
