Freedom of Choice
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| Freedom of Choice | ||
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| Album by Devo | ||
| Released | July 1980 | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Post Punk | |
| Length | 32 min 14 s | |
| Record label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer | Robert Margouleff | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4.5 stars out of 5 | [1] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2gjveay04xf7) |
| Devo Chronology | ||
| Duty Now for the Future (1979) | Freedom of Choice (1991) | DEV-O Live (1981) |
Freedom of Choice is an album by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It was highly unlike Devo's previous albums, full of synthesizers and outright synth pop elements.
On the Billboard Music Charts, Freedom of Choice peaked at #22 on the Pop Albums chart. The single "Whip It" was a #8 and #14 hit on the Club Play Singles and Pop Singles charts, respectively.
The group later performed an alternate version of "Girl U Want" that appeared on the Tank Girl soundtrack.
Track listing
- "Girl U Want" (Casale/Mothersbaugh) - 2:55
- "It's Not Right" (Mothersbaugh) - 2:20
- "Whip It" (Casale/Mothersbaugh) - 2:37
- "Snowball" (Casale/Mothersbaugh) - 2:28
- "Ton o' Luv" (Casale) - 2:29
- "Freedom of Choice" (Casale/Mothersbaugh) - 3:28
- "Gates of Steel" (Casale/Mothersbaugh/Schmidt/Smith) - 3:26
- "Cold War" (Casale/Mothersbaugh) - 2:30
- "Don't You Know" (Mothersbaugh) - 2:14
- "That's Pep" (Mothersbaugh) - 2:17
- "Mr. B's Ballroom" (Mothersbaugh) - 2:45
- "Planet Earth" (Casale) - 2:45
(The Track Listing is from the CD Release. This album was originally released on LP and cassette.)
Personnel
- Devo - Producer
- Mark Mothersbaugh - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Ken Perry - Mastering
- Bob Casale - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Gerald V. Casale - Keyboards, Vocals
- Robert Margouleff - Producer, Engineer
- Bob Mothersbaugh - Guitar, Vocals
- Alan Myers - Drums
- Howard Siegel - Engineer
- Karat Faye - Assistant Engineer
- Artrouble - Cover Design