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Freedom Flight, released in September 1971 on Epic Records, is the second album by Shuggie Otis.[1]
The album contains the original version of "Strawberry Letter 23", a 1977 hit for The Brothers Johnson.
The songs "Sweet Thang" & "Purple" appear on the soundtrack for the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.[2]
Track listing
Side one| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Ice Cold Daydream" | Shuggie Otis | 2:29 |
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| 2. | "Strawberry Letter 23" | Shuggie Otis | 3:57 |
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| 3. | "Sweet Thang" | Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis | 4:11 |
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| 4. | "Me and My Woman" | Gene Barge | 4:16 |
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| 5. | "Someone's Always Singing" | Shuggie Otis | 3:22 |
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Side Two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 6. | "Purple" | Shuggie Otis | 7:07 |
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| 7. | "Freedom Flight" | Shuggie Otis | 12:57 |
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| Total length: | 38:19 |
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Personnel
- Shuggie Otis - lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, drums, bells, bottleneck guitar, tack piano
- Johnny Otis - percussion, backing vocals
- Wilton Felder - bass
- George Duke - organ, electric piano, celesta
- Aynsley Dunbar - drums
- Mike Kowalski - drums
- Richard Aplanalp - tenor saxophone, oboe, flute
- James "Supe" Bradshaw - harmonica, backing vocals
- Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews - backing vocals[3]
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