1987 Little Steven – Freedom No Compromise

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Freedom – No Compromise is the third solo album by Little Steven released in 1987.

Following on the moderate success of Artists United Against Apartheid’s “Sun City”, Steven Van Zandt’s next record was a full-on dance-rock record, verging in places on world music. Bruce Springsteen and Rubén Blades join Van Zandt on lead vocals on “Native American” and “Bitter Fruit”, respectively. Politics were even more at the forefront than before, centering on U.S. transgressions in Central America, South Africa, and against Native Americans.

Tracks

1  Freedom (Little Steven) 5:13
2  Trail Of Broken Treaties (Little Steven) 6:04
3  Pretoria (Little Steven) 5:14
4  Bitter Fruit (Little Steven) 6:17
5  No More Party\’s (Little Steven) 5:39
6  Can\’t You Feel The Fire (Little Steven) 4:37
7  Native American (Little Steven) 5:36
8  Sanctuary (Little Steven) 6:03

Media

Musicians

BassDoug Wimbish
BassRomeo Williams
BassTM Stevens
DrumsDavid Beal
DrumsKeith Leblanc
DrumsSteve Jordan
Drums (programming)Benjamin Newberry
Drums (programming)David Beal
Drums (programming)Little Steven
GuitarLittle Steven
DulcimersLittle Steven
KeyboardsCharles Judge
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
KeyboardsBernie Worrell
KeyboardsPaul Shaffer
KeyboardsRichard Scher
KeyboardsTommy Mandel
FluteZoe Yanakis
PercussionDavid Beal
PercussionMonti Ellison
PercussionRuben Blades
Background VocalsAudrey Wheeler
Background VocalsBenjamin Newberry
Background VocalsBrenda White
Background VocalsCraig Derry
Background VocalsDebra Byrd
Background VocalsElisecia Wright
Background VocalsFloyd Westerman
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsKenny Moore
Background VocalsLuther Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsSteve Jordan
Background VocalsTina Baker
Background VocalsWendell Morrison
Background VocalsWill Downing
VocalsLittle Steven

Other Musicians

2 Trail Of Broken Treaties

VocalsKenny Moore


4 Bitter Fruit

VocalsRuben Blades


5 No More Party\’s

VocalsCobra Jones


7 Native American

VocalsBruce Springsteen

 

Backing Vocals (Additional) – Abner Mariri, Kindiza Ngubeni, Mendiswa Mzamne, Moeketsi Bodibe, Motlole Moseki, Mweci Mzizi, Nonhlanhla Simelane, Ronald Kunene, Sechaba Cultural Singers, South African Students Committee/UCLA, Tnemba Ntinga, Tshepo Tsotetsi, Zole Dube

Liner Notes

Producer – Little Steven
Arranged By – Little Steven
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Dooley, Claude Achille, Don Rodenbach, Eddie Garcia, Jeff Lord-Alge, Rob Jacobs, Rob Paustian, Shizuko Orishige
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge
Recorded By – John Rollo, Robert de la Garza, Steve Rinkoff
Recorded By (Additional) – Alan Meyerson, Bruce Lampcov, Clyde Kaplan, Don Smith, Thom Panunzio, Tom Nist

Manufactured By – EMI Music Group Australasia
Distributed By – EMI Music Group Australasia