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1971 studio album by Shuggie Otis
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Freedom Flight , released in the fall of 1971 on Epic Records, is the second album by Shuggie Otis. The album contains the original version of "Strawberry Letter 23", a 1977 hit for The Brothers Johnson.
The song "Sweet Thang" and "Purple" appear in the soundtrack for the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club[2].
Track listing
Side oneTitle | 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. | "Somone's Always Singing" | Shuggie Otis | 3:22 |
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Side TwoTitle | 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 & 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
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