Free is the first solo studio album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Brad Johner

Brad Johner

-Biography:Brad Johner grew up in Saskatchewan playing music in his family band. When he was 16, Brad won a National Talent Contest during Country Music Week in Hamilton in 1982. He spent 6 years maintaining his solo career before teaming up with his brother Ken to form The Johner Brothers in 1988...

. It was released in Canada on February 11, 2003, by Royalty Records

Royalty Records

Royalty Records is a Canadian country music record label and distributor established in 1974.-Royalty artists:* Roy Acuff* After Tuesday* Colin Amey* Sharon Anderson* Eddy Arnold* Gord Bamford* Tommy Banks* Bobby Bare* Barnes/Hampton* Eli Barsi...

. "Hello", "Free", "Different", "The Farmer's Back" and "She Looks a Lot Like You" were released as singles.

The album was nominated for album of the year by the Canadian Country Music Association

Canadian Country Music Association

The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...

 in 2003 and at the 2004

Juno Awards of 2004

The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each...

 Juno Award

Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

s. It won the award for Outstanding Country Album at the 2003 Western Country Music Awards and was named album of the year by the Saskatchewan Country Music Association.

Free was re-released in the United States

United States

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 by Infinity Records Nashville on November 16, 2004, shortly before the label folded. Although the packaging was the same, the U.S. version included six songs from the original Canadian release combined with six songs Johner wrote as a member of The Johner Brothers

The Johner Brothers

The Johner Brothers are a Canadian country music duo from Saskatchewan. They have won more than 40 awards from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association, including Entertainer of the Decade in 1999.-Biography:...

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Canadian release

1. "Free" (James Grandy, Brad Johner) - 3:42
2. "Hello" (B. Johner) - 3:34
3. "Different" (Kent Blazy, Robbie Cheuvront, Blair Daly) - 3:42
4. "When Heaven Opens Up" (B. Johner) - 3:29
5. "She Looks a Lot Like You" (B. Johner) - 3:44
6. "The Farmer's Back" (B. Johner) - 3:37
7. "Until She Says Goodbye" (Steve Fox
   Steve Fox (musician)
   Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music...
   
   , B. Johner) - 4:22
8. "Subject to Change" (Fox) - 2:53
9. "Who Wouldn't Love You" (B. Johner, Rhea Johner) - 2:21
10. "Rocket Science" (B. Johner) - 3:59
11. "Go Back" (B. Johner) - 3:24
12. "Next to You" (Patricia Conroy
    Patricia Conroy
    Patricia Conroy is a Canadian country music singer. In her career, she has released five studio albums and a one compilation album. Several of her singles have charted on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, most notably her number one hits "Somebody's Leavin'" and "What Else Can I Do" from 1994...
    
    ) - 3:35
13. "Breathin' Air" (Conroy, Fox) - 3:21
14. "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" (Mike McCormick, Trever Strong, John Whytock, Steve Wood) - 3:48
15. "That's What Little Kids Do" (John Hadley) - 2:26

United States release

1. "Free" (James Grandy, Brad Johner) - 3:41
2. "Still in Love with You" (Johner) - 3:00
3. "Maybe She'll Change Her Mind" (Johner) - 4:11
4. "My Brother and Me" (Johner) - 3:46
5. "See Jane Run" (Johner) - 4:13
6. "The Farmer's Back" (Johner) - 3:35
7. "Different" (Kent Blazy, Robbie Cheuvront, Blair Daly) - 3:40
8. "She Moved" (Steve Fox
   Steve Fox (musician)
   Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music...
   
   , Cody Scaife) - 3:41
9. "When Heaven Opens Up" (Johner) - 3:27
10. "Hello" (Johner) - 3:32
11. "She Looks a Lot Like You" (Johner) - 3:42
12. "Head Over Heels" (Johner) - 3:37

External links

• [ allmusic ((( Free [Bonus Tracks] > Overview )))]
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