Free Somehow
Free Somehow is the tenth studio album by the Athens, Georgia-based band Widespread Panic. It was recorded in May 2007 with Terry Manning producing in Nassau, Bahamas at the Compass Point Studios. The album is being offered in three variations; a regular CD release, a digital release, and a vinyl record release (April 14, 2008). It was the band's first studio album featuring guitarist Jimmy Herring who joined in 2006.
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| Released | February 12, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | May 2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock, southern rock, jam | |||
| Label | Widespread Records | |||
| Producer | Terry Manning Widespread Panic  | |||
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Track listing
    
- "Boom Boom Boom" (Jerry Joseph / Widespread Panic) 4:25
 - "Walk On The Flood" (Widespread Panic) 6:53
 - "Angels On High" (Terry Manning / Widespread Panic) 7:13
 - "Three Candles" (Widespread Panic) 5:00
 - "Tickle the Truth" (Widespread Panic) 5:15
 - "Free Somehow" (Widespread Panic) 4:43
 - "Flicker" (Jerry Joseph / Widespread Panic) 4:57
 - "Dark Day Program" (Jerry Joseph / Widespread Panic) 5:57
 - "Her Dance Needs No Body" (Terry Manning / Widespread Panic) 8:19
 - "Already Fried" (Widespread Panic) 3:36
 - "Up All Night" (Widespread Panic) 3:46
 
Personnel
    
- John Bell – guitar, vocals
 - John Hermann – keyboards
 - Jimmy Herring – guitars
 - Todd Nance – drums
 - Domingo S. Ortiz – percussion
 - Dave Schools – bass
 
Guest performers
- Horns on "Angels On High", "Dark Day Program", "Her Dance Needs No Body" – The Compass Point Horns:
- Trumpet & Flugelhorn – Jawara Adams
 - Saxophone – Tino Richardson
 - Valve Trombone – Terry Manning
 
 - Horns on "Up All Night": 
- Trumpet – Rookie Fisher
 - Baritone Sax – Joel Johanson
 - Tenor Sax – Charlie Chalmers
 - Valve Trombone – Terry Manning
 
 - Orchestral strings and woodwinds – The Compass Point Orchestra
 - Horn and string arrangements, additional harmony vocals, cello and harmonica – Terry Manning
 - Fiddle on "Free Somehow" – Bruce Hoffman
 - Backing vocals on "Up All Night" & "Free Somehow" – Sandra Rhodes, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers
 - Backing vocals on "Boom Boom Boom" – Everybody
 
Personnel
- Terry Manning – Producer, Engineer, Mastering
 - Chris Bilheimer – Art Direction & Design
 
Equipment
    
- Widespread Panic uses:
- Sabian cymbals
 - Vic Firth sticks and mallets
 - Goff Professional Hammond organ
 - Evans & Remo drumheads
 - D'Addario strings
 - Jimmy plays PRS guitars
 - Dave plays Modulus Graphite basses equipped GHS strings through Ampeg cabinets and amplifiers
 - Domingo uses Latin Percussion instruments
 - Todd uses DW drums, pedals & hardware
 - John bends Washburn guitars
 
 
Charts
    
| Chart (2008) | Peak position  | 
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| US Billboard 200[1] | 78 | 
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[2] | 8 | 
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[3] | 21 | 
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[4] | 11 | 
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