''Liberty Manifesto'' is the debut

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, a collaboration between guitarist

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and Von Groove percussionist Mike Shotton, which was released in 2007.

Track listing

# "Edge of Your Mind" - 4:24 # "Midnight Black & Blue" - 3:39 # "Liberty" - 6:17 # "Headstream" - 1:55 # "River Runs Deep" - 4:22 # "Find Your Way" - 4:46 # "Addicted" - 4:21 # "Code 9" - 5:08 # "Rise" - 4:39 # "Moving Day" - 4:02 # "Transmutation" - 5:27 Two bonus tracks were issued for non-North American releases: "Cryin' Shame" (Escape Music, ESM162) and "Tomorrow's Promise" (Avalon, MICP-10703)

Personnel

- Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Synthesizers * Michael Shotton - Percussion, Drums, Backing Vocals, Noise * Don Breithaupt - Keyboards

Production

* Rik Emmett - Producer, Engineer * Michael Shotton - Engineer, Mixing, Producer * Rick Andersen - Mixing * Nick Blagona - Mastering * Jim Bullotta - Art Direction, Design * Darko - Photography

External links

Liberty Manifesto Entry at the Official Rik Emmett Homepage
{{Authority control Rik Emmett albums 2002 albums Rockit Sounds albums