Set Me Free (Jennifer Knapp album)

She initially came out in 2010 and released Letting Go.[6] The album was created at the same time as Knapp's memoir Facing the Music and the creation of the non-profit Inside Out Faith, which seeks to bridge the gap between sexual minorities and religious communities.[4] The album includes semi-autobiographical material about Knapp's coming out[6] as well as her life growing up in Kansas[7] and some of the material written on the record dates back to 2007.[5]

The editorial staff of AllMusic gave the album a 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Timothy Monger calling the album "rustic [and] introspective", praising the diversity of the songwriting as "a mix of dark, introspective ballads awash with country and blues tones as well a couple of flat-out barnburners".[3] Metro Weekly writer Chris Gerard compares the music favorably to Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLachlan, and Lucinda Williams, characterizing it as "an engaging collection of melodic folk-rock".[8]

All songs written by Jennifer Knapp, except where noted

1. "Remedy" – 3:35
2. "Set Me Free" – 3:04
3. "Why Wait" – 3:13
4. "Neosho" – 3:37
5. "What Might Have Been" – 4:50
6. "Mercy's Tree" – 2:57
7. "The Tale" – 5:30
8. "So Happy" – 3:38
9. "The End" (Amy Courts and Knapp) – 2:44
10. "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker, Gary Anthony Bias, and Louis A. Johnson) – 3:11
11. "Come Back" – 4:20

Jennifer Knapp – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Justin Cary – upright bass
• Amy Courts – backing vocals
• Thad DeBrock – guitar
• Jen Gunderman – organ, piano
• Robbie Hecht – backing vocals
• Micah Hulscher – Fender Rhodes, piano
• Lindsay Jamieson – drums, percussion
• Will Kimborough – guitar
• Shannon LaBrie – backing vocals
• Doug Lancio – guitar
• Jacob Lawson – production, string arrangements, violin
• Joe Pisapia – pedal steel guitar
• Lij Shaw – engineering

Technical personnel

• Amy Brown – mastering assistant
• Joe Costa – mixing
• Yvonne Costa – executive production
• Jim DeMain – mastering
• Betsy Frazer – design
• Fairlight Hubbard – photography
• Michelle Maloof – executive production
• Kara Wettersten – executive production

• Press release from Knapp's site announcing the album