''Free Somehow'' is the tenth studio album by the

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-based band

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. It was recorded in May 2007 with

Terry Manning Terry Don Manning (December 29, 1947 – March 25, 2025) was an American recording engineer, record producer, musician and photographer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he worked with Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, ZZ Top, the ...

producing in

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at the

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. The album is being offered in three variations; a regular CD release, a digital release, and a

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release (April 14, 2008). It was the band's first studio album featuring guitarist

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who joined in 2006.

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 *

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– keyboards *

– guitars *

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– 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 &

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– 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 **

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sticks and mallets **Goff Professional

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**Evans &

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drumheads ** D'Addario strings **Jimmy plays

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**Dave plays Modulus Graphite basses equipped GHS strings through

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cabinets and amplifiers **Domingo uses

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instruments **Todd uses DW drums, pedals & hardware **John bends

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Charts

External links

Widespread Panic website
{{Authority control 2008 albums Widespread Panic albums Albums produced by Terry Manning