Freedom Flight (Shuggie Otis album)

Freedom Flight
Studio album by Shuggie Otis
Released	September 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Psychedelic soul, funk, jazz fusion
Label	Epic
Producer	Johnny Otis
Shuggie Otis chronology
Here Comes Shuggie Otis (1970) Freedom Flight (1971) Inspiration Information (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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" was used extensively in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.

Track listing

All songs written by Shuggie Otis except where indicated

1. "Ice Cold Daydream" - 2:27
2. "Strawberry Letter 23" - 3:57
3. "Sweet Thang" (Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis) - 4:05
4. "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) - 4:15
5. "Someone's Always Singing" (Kenny Kahn, Shuggie Otis) - 3:22
6. "Purple" - 7:05
7. "Freedom Flight" - 12:48

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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External links

• Shuggie Otis-Freedom Flight at Discogs

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Shuggie Otis- Freedom Flight (lists musicians) @Discogs.com Retrieved 9-29-2013.