1971 Shuggie Otis – Freedom Flight
Freedom Flight, released in September 1971 on Epic Records, is the second album by Shuggie Otis. The album contains the original version of “Strawberry Letter 23”, a 1977 hit for The Brothers Johnson. The songs “Sweet Thang” & “Purple” appear on the soundtrack for the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.
Tracks
1 Ice Cold Daydream (Shuggie Otis) 02:32
2 Strawberry Letter 23 (Shuggie Otis) 04:02
3 Sweet Thang (Johnny Otis; Shuggie Otis) 04:12
4 Me And My Woman (Gene Barge) 04:20
5 Someone’s Always Singing (Shuggie Otis; Kenny Kahn) 03:22
6 Purple (Shuggie Otis) 07:08
7 Freedom Flight (Shuggie Otis) 12:56
Biography
Musicians
1 Ice Cold Daydream
| Bass | Shuggie Otis |
| Drums | Mike Kowalski |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Organ | Shuggie Otis |
| Vocals | Shuggie Otis |
2 Strawberry Letter 23
| Bass | Shuggie Otis |
| Drums | Shuggie Otis |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Organ | Shuggie Otis |
| Piano | Shuggie Otis |
| Percussion | Shuggie Otis |
| Vocals | Shuggie Otis |
3 Sweet Thang
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Aynsley Dunbar |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Organ | George Duke |
| Piano | Shuggie Otis |
| Background Vocals | Johnny Otis |
| Background Vocals | Jim Bradshaw |
| Vocals | Shuggie Otis |
4 Me And My Woman
| Bass | Shuggie Otis |
| Drums | Mike Kowalski |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Piano | Shuggie Otis |
| Vocals | Shuggie Otis |
5 Someone’s Always Singing
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Aynsley Dunbar |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Electric Piano | George Duke |
| Organ | Shuggie Otis |
| Flute | Richard Aplanalp |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
| Vocals | Shuggie Otis |
6 Purple
| Bass | Shuggie Otis |
| Drums | Mike Kowalski |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Organ | Shuggie Otis |
| Piano | Shuggie Otis |
| Harmonica | Jim Bradshaw |
| Vocals | Shuggie Otis |
7 Freedom Flight
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Aynsley Dunbar |
| Guitar | Shuggie Otis |
| Celeste | George Duke |
| Electric Piano | George Duke |
| Oboe | Richard Aplanalp |
| Sax | Richard Aplanalp |
Liner Notes
Producer – Johnny Otis
Arranged By – Shuggie Otis
Engineer – George Beauregard, Willie Greer, Bob Breault
Mixed By – Bob Breault
Design – Anne Blackford Garner
Photography – Ed Caraeff
Mastered At Customatrix
Copyright Epic