Freedom – No Compromise
1987 studio album by Little Steven / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Freedom – No Compromise is the third solo studio album by Little Steven, released in May 1987 by EMI.
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Released | May 12, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1986[1] | |||
Studio | Shakedown Sound Studios, NYC Atlantic Recording, NYC Power Station, NYC The Village Recorder, LA Record Plant, LA Rumbo Recorders, LA Cherokee Studios, LA | |||
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Length | 44:29 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Little Steven | |||
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Following on the moderate success of Artists United Against Apartheid's "Sun City" in 1985, 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 were even more at the forefront than before, centering on U.S. transgressions in Central America, South Africa, and against Native Americans. By this time, the old Disciples of Soul band had almost completely disappeared.
In 2019, the album was remastered for release as part of Van Zandt's career-spanning box set Rock N Roll Rebel: The Early Work. The digital deluxe edition of the album was released on November 29, 2019 containing five bonus tracks, along with the reissued Bitter Fruit bonus EP.