Free Myself is a 2023 studio album by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. The album explores themes of personal fulfillment and exploration and is Hawkins' first new music in over 10 years and was accompanied by a promotional tour. Although she spent several years away from recording, Hawkins continued to write and did not want to release new music until she felt like she had a sufficiently strong collection of songs. These tracks were written prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, demoed, and brought to Ken Rich to finish, with Hawkins co-producing the album.
Reception Writing for Renowned for Sound, Matt Say calls this album "is a triumphant example of some of her best work yet" and "a brilliant addition to the rich back catalogue that Sophie B. Hawkins has created in her storied career". Writing for Patch.com, Tony Schinella writes that the album was "eloquently engineered and produced by Ken Rich" and "the songs often offer fragility and beauty, highlighting Hawkins' strong vocals and musicianship and lyrical love twists".
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians Sophie B. Hawkins – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion, string arrangement, production Ken Rich – bass, baritone guitar, percussion, production Tony Mason – drums, percussion Mathias Kunzli – percussion Andrew Sherman – string arrangement, piano, Wurlitzer piano, electric piano, vibraphone, glockenspiel, marxophone, synthesizer, Rhodes piano, melodica John Andrews – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro Will Knox – acoustic guitar Max Moston – violin Entcho Todorov – violin, viola Jonathan Dinklage – violin, viola Sylvia D'Avanzo – violin Chris Cardona – violin, viola Dave Creswell – violin, viola Lisa Matricardi – viola Emily Brausa – cello Anja Wood – cello Ann Kim – cello Antoine Silverman – violin, viola Chris Eminizer – woodwind arrangement, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, tenor saxophone Clark Gayton – trombone Eddie Allen – trumpet
Technical Jake Lummus – assistant engineering Fred Kevorkian – mastering Andrew Oedel – mixing on "Love Yourself" Ron Stone – management Val Shaff – front cover photography Mark Andrews – back cover photography Merryn Johns –inside cover photography Gina R. Binkley – design
See also List of 2023 albums
References
External links
Sophie B. Hawkins talks about her new album: Free Myself for CBS News () Review from Retropop