Free Yourself

Infobox Album |
Name = Free Yourself
Type = Album
Artist = Fantasia Barrino


Released = November 23 2004
Recorded = Summer 2004
Genre = R&B, soul
Length = 51:00
Label = J
Producers = Louis Biancaniello, Craig Brockman, Bryan-Michael Cox, Clive Davis, Jermaine Dupri, Missy Elliott, Sean Garrett, Jazze Pha, Rodney Jerkins, Harold Lilly, Ric Rude, Soulshock & Karlin, Underdogs, Sam Watters, Nigel Wright [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fwxq8sldde~T2 allmusic ((( Free Yourself > Credits ))) ] ]
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mwdqoa8aeijb link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6636073 link]
* "Slant Magazine" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=529 link]
Last album = -
This album = "Free Yourself"
(2004)
Next album = "Fantasia"
(2006)

Free Yourself is the debut album by "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino, which was released on November 23 2004. The album was a great success for Barrino, selling over 240,000 units in its first week, and reaching number eight on the United States Billboard 200 chart. "Free Yourself" has been nominated for more than twenty awards, four of which were Grammy Awards.

ales and single information

ales

"Free Yourself", since its debut, has sold over 1.8 million copies in the U.S. According to the album's producer, Clive Davis, sales are well over two million, and is certified platinum in the U.S. "Free Yourself" also managed to sell outside of the U.S., selling 200,000 copies in Canada. Fact|date=February 2007

ingles

The album had a series of hit singles beginning with "I Believe", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Her next singles, "Truth Is", "Baby Mama",and the title track, "Free Yourself", were huge R&B hits. With two of those songs reaching number one on the US Adult R&B Airplay chart, one being "Truth Is" which achieved a record stay at number one on the chart for a female artist at fourteen weeks. "It's All Good" was a Club hit reaching the top 10, and "Ain't Gonna Beg You" received radio airplay.

Track listing

#"Ain't Gon' Beg You" –4:14
#"Free Yourself" –4:18
#"Truth Is" –3:55
#"Selfish (I Want You to Myself)" (featuring Missy Elliott) –3:24
#"Summertime" –2:46
#"Baby Mama" –4:15
#"Got Me Waiting" –3:51
#"It's All Good" –4:05
#"You Were Always on My Mind" –3:43
#"Good Lovin'" –3:53
#"Don't Act Right" (featuring Jazze Pha) –4:03
#"This Is Me" –3:33
#"I Believe" –5:00

Awards

*2004 Billboard single of the year, "I Believe"
*2004 Billboard Top selling R&B/Hip-Hop single of the year, "I Believe"
*2005 Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks Top R&B/hip-hop single (sales), "I Believe"
*2006 ASCAP R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, "Free Yourself"
*2006 ASCAP R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, "Truth Is"

References