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〕 |Length = 48:50 |Label = Konvict, UpFront, SRC, Island, Universal Motown |Producer = Akon (exec.), Noel "Detail" Fisher Giorgio Tuinfort, Jaylien Wesley, RedOne, T-Pain, Timothy Walls |Last album = ''Konvicted'' (2006) |This album = ''Freedom'' (2008) |Next album = ''Stadium'' (TBA) |Misc = }} ''Freedom'' is the third studio album by hip hop and R&B Senegalese-American singer and record producer Akon.〔(Akon's official site. ) Accessed September 21, 2008.〕 The album was originally named ''Acquitted''; however, Akon changed it before it was released.〔(Akon Hoping For Michael Jackson Collaboration On Forthcoming LP, Acquitted. ) ''Mtv.com.''〕 It was released as a download on December 1, 2008, and in stores December 2, 2008. The album debuted at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 110,600 copies sold in its first week.〔http://www.xxlmag.com/magazine/2008/12/akon-scarface-debut-on-the-charts-kanye-ludacris%E2%80%99-sales-drop/〕 ==Recording== Production on the album began in May 2008 and ended in late of the same year. Originally the album was to be called ''Acquitted'', but was later confirmed to be ''Freedom'' by Akon's label, Universal Music. Although there are some vulgarities on ''Freedom'', it does not carry the Parental Advisory warning, making it Akon's first album not to do so. In July, a leaked recording of Akon's duet with Michael Jackson titled "Hold My Hand" was released to the Internet and at first showings of the song was supposedly taken out by Akon's music label. The song was originally posted as an Akon demo with only Akon performing the song. The leaked song was rumored to be featured on both his and Jackson's own upcoming album.〔(Michael Jackson Cameo Shocks Akon Songwriter )〕 In an interview with MTV, Akon was hopeful to include the song on the album. However, on October 17, Akon's label released information on the track listing and the album does not feature the duet with Jackson. The UK bonus track, "Clap Again" samples "Click Click Click" by New Kids on the Block. The leaked version of the lead single "Right Now (Na Na Na)" included verse from rhythm and blues artist Danny Fernandes but never made the final cut; Akon decided to go solo. The tracks "Against the Grain" and "We Don't Care" were originally named "Falling in Love" and "Could You Be the Reason" respectively. "Troublemaker" seems to be a continuation of Akon's first solo #1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 single "Don't Matter", with the lyrics suggesting that it is, as he says "Similar to the words it ''don't matter'', but this time they wanna see us together, look at us now." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freedom (Akon album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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