Set Me Free (Jennifer Knapp album)

Set Me Free is a 2014 album by Jennifer Knapp, released on Righteous Babe Records.[4] The folk rock album is the second full length released by Knapp after a public declaration that she is a lesbian and choosing to market her music outside of the Christian music industry.[5] The album has received positive reviews.

Set Me Free
Studio album by
Jennifer Knapp
ReleasedOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
GenreFolk rock,[1][2] pop rock[3]
Length40:39
LanguageEnglish
LabelRighteous Babe
ProducerJacob Lawson
Jennifer Knapp chronology
The Hymns of Christmas
(2012)		 Set Me Free
(2014)		 Love Comes Back Around
(2017)

Production

She initially came out in 2010 and released Letting Go.[6] The album was created at the same time as Knapp's memoir Facing the Music and the creation of the non-profit Inside Out Faith, which seeks to bridge the gap between sexual minorities and religious communities.[4] The album includes semi-autobiographical material about Knapp's coming out[6] as well as her life growing up in Kansas[7] and some of the material written on the record dates back to 2007.[5]

Reception

The editorial staff of AllMusic gave the album a 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Timothy Monger calling the album "rustic [and] introspective", praising the diversity of the songwriting as "a mix of dark, introspective ballads awash with country and blues tones as well a couple of flat-out barnburners".[3] Metro Weekly writer Chris Gerard compares the music favorably to Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLachlan, and Lucinda Williams, characterizing it as "an engaging collection of melodic folk-rock".[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Jennifer Knapp, except where noted

  1. "Remedy" – 3:35
  2. "Set Me Free" – 3:04
  3. "Why Wait" – 3:13
  4. "Neosho" – 3:37
  5. "What Might Have Been" – 4:50
  6. "Mercy's Tree" – 2:57
  7. "The Tale" – 5:30
  8. "So Happy" – 3:38
  9. "The End" (Amy Courts and Knapp) – 2:44
  10. "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker, Gary Anthony Bias, and Louis A. Johnson) – 3:11
  11. "Come Back" – 4:20

Personnel

Jennifer Knapp – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians
Technical personnel
  • Amy Brown – mastering assistant
  • Joe Costa – mixing
  • Yvonne Costa – executive production
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Betsy Frazer – design
  • Fairlight Hubbard – photography
  • Michelle Maloof – executive production
  • Kara Wettersten – executive production

References
  1. Martin, Cath (October 14, 2014). "Jennifer Knapp Says Her Girlfriend Has Given Her a 'Greater Understanding of the Gospel' but They Don't Go to Church Together". Christianity Today. Christianity Today International.
  2. Merritt, Jonathan (October 9, 2014). "Christian Musician Jennifer Knapp on Sexuality and Which Lyric She Wants to Take Back". Religion News Service.
  3. Monger, Timothy. "Set Me Free – Jennifer Knapp". AllMusic.
  4. Peeples, Jase (October 20, 2014). "Jennifer Knapp: Christian, Lesbian, and Free". The Advocate. Here Media.
  5. Bendix, Trish (October 7, 2014). "Jennifer Knapp Is an Open Book". AfterEllen.com.
  6. Ambrosino, Brandon (October 13, 2014). "Christian Rock Star Jennifer Knapp Came Out 4 Years Ago. Here's What She's Learned Since Then". Vox. Vox Media.
  7. "Daily Discovery: Jennifer Knapp, 'Neosho'". American Songwriter. ForASong Media, LLC. October 14, 2014.
  8. Gerard, Chris (October 8, 2014). "Former Christian Music Star Jennifer Knapp Releases New Album and Memoir Detailing Her Coming Out as Gay". Metro Weekly. Jansi LLC.

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