Freedom for the Stallion

Freedom for the Stallion
Studio album by The Hues Corporation
Released	December 7, 1973
Recorded	1973 ; RCA's Music Center Of The World ; (Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B, disco, soul, pop
Label	RCA Records
Producer	John Florez
The Hues Corporation chronology

Freedom For The Stallion is the debut album by The Hues Corporation released in 1973.

The album includes the original recording of "Rock The Boat." A later re-mix version of this recording became one of the first Disco hits in 1974 and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

The title track, "Freedom for the Stallion" was also a minor hit. This Allen Toussaint song had been recorded earlier by Lee Dorsey in 1971. Later versions of "Freedom for the Stallion" include The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1974 self-titled Columbia Records debut, a 1974 single by Canadian pop-rock band Edward Bear, and a 2006 recording by Toussaint and Elvis Costello on the album The River in Reverse.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	C[1]

Track listing

"Bound on a Reason" - (Michael Jarrett) 3:15
"Off My Cloud" - (Wally Holmes) 4:16
"All Goin' Down Together" - (Michael Jarrett) 2:51
"Rock the Boat" - (Wally Holmes) 3:22
"Freedom for the Stallion" - (Allen Toussaint) 4:00
"The Family" - (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) 3:09
"Go To The Poet" - (Wally Holmes) 2:51
"Salvation Lady" (1-3-5) - (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) 3:18
"Live a Lie" - (Wally Holmes) 2:13
"Miracle Maker (Sweet Soul Shaker)" - (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:16

Personnel

St. Clair Lee, Fleming Williams, Hubert Ann Kelley - Vocals
Joe Sample - Keyboards
Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon, Ronnie Tutt, Bobby Perez - Drums
David Hungate, Joe Osborn, Wilton Felder, James Jamerson - Bass
Al Casey, Dennis Budimir, Larry Carlton, Louie Shelton - Guitar
William E. Green - Baritone saxophone
Charles Loper, Lew McCreary - Trombone
Bud Brisbois, Charles B. Findley, Paul Hubinon - Trumpet
Gary Coleman - Percussion
Chino Valdes - Congas
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Sidney Sharp - Violin
David Schwartz - Viola
D'Arneill Pershing, Gene Page, Perry Botkin, Jr., Tom Sellers - arrangements

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Top R&B/Black Albums	59
1974	U.S. Album Chart	20

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Freedom for the Stallion"	Billboard Hot 100	63
1973	"Miracle Maker (Sweet Soul Shaker)"	Billboard Hot 100	-
1974	"Rock the Boat"	Hot Soul Singles	3
1974	"Rock the Boat"	Billboard Hot 100	1
1974	"Rock the Boat"	Hot Dance/Disco	5

References

Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

External links

Hues Corporation-Freedom For The Stallion at Discogs

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[1] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.