Freedom is Neil Young's eighteenth studio album, released in October 1989. It marked a critical and commercial comeback after a period of experimentation in the 1980s, and is considered one of his most important works of that decade.
The album includes the song 'Rockin' in the Free World', which became an anthem and one of Young's most iconic songs. Other notable tracks are 'Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I)', a long narrative piece, and 'The Ways of Love', an acoustic ballad.
Freedom was recorded with a variety of musicians, including Chad Cromwell, Rick Rosas, and Ben Keith. The production, by Young and Niko Bolas, aimed for a direct, unpolished sound. The album was critically acclaimed and helped revitalize Young's career in the grunge era.