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"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The slower-tempo performance on Let Freedom Ring was the first occasion that McLean used "provocative upper-register screams". [3] "Rene" and "Omega" are both blues-related pieces, the former with a standard twelve-bar structure and harmonies, the latter more abstract and modal. The one non-McLean track is Bud Powell's ballad, "I'll Keep Loving ...
"Independence Day" is a song by written by American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters and recorded by American singer Martina McBride her 1993 studio album The Way That I Am. It was released on May 2, 1994, as the third single from the album. The song has been regarded as McBride's signature song. [4]
The songs, "Let Freedom Ring", "When I'm Free Again", "She Loves the Jerk" and "Looking for You" were released as singles but they all failed to chart within the top 20. This album was co-produced by R & B artist Booker T. Jones and features a blend of soul and country music.
Peabody Award — Music and the Spoken Word — "Let Freedom Ring" [81] [82] 1981. Freedoms Foundation's George Washington Award — Music and the Spoken Word — Fourth of July Broadcast; 1988. Freedoms Foundation's George Washington Award [83] 2003. International Radio and Television Society Foundation's Special Recognition Award
Let Freedom Ring! was released on October 27, 2009, on Yep Roc. Michael Hoinski of The Village Voice compared ¡Let Freedom Ring! to Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A., citing the recordings as "albums that manifest patriotism through disenchantment, and both rely heavily on marginalized characters to expose socioeconomic woes."
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The song peaked at number fifty on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. His first extended play Let Freedom Ring was released in March 2017 to a commercial success, reaching number twenty-one in Japan. Ozaki embarked on the tour entitled Let Freedom Ring Tour 2017 in support of the extended play.