Freedom for the Stallion is the debut album by American pop and soul trio 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 No. 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 recordings by Three Dog Night on their 1972 album Seven Separate Fools, Boz Scaggs on his 1972 album "My Time", The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1974 self-titled Columbia Records debut, a 1974 single by Canadian pop-rock band Edward Bear (#20 Can), and a 2006 recording by Toussaint and Elvis Costello on the album The River in Reverse.
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, Ron Tutt, Bobby Perez - Drums Wilton Felder (The Crusaders), David Hungate, Joe Osborn - Bass guitar Al Casey, Dennis Budimir, Larry Carlton, Louis Shelton - Guitar William E. Green - Baritone saxophone Charles Loper, Lew McCreary - Trombone Bud Brisbois, Chuck 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 US Top Soul LPs59 1974 US Top LPs20
Single Year Single Chart Position 1973 "Freedom for the Stallion" Billboard Hot 10063 1973 "Freedom for the Stallion" Canada86 1974 "Rock the Boat" Hot Soul Singles3 1974 "Rock the Boat" Billboard Hot 1001 1974 "Rock the Boat" Hot Dance/Disco5 1974 "Rock the Boat" Canada1
References
External links Hues Corporation-Freedom For The Stallion at Discogs