Freedom of Choice

Freedom of Choice
Studio album by
Devo
ReleasedMay 14, 1980 (1980-05-14)[1]
RecordedOctober 1979–early 1980
StudioRecord Plant (Hollywood)
Genre
Length32:14
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
  • Devo
  • Robert Margouleff
Devo chronology
Duty Now for the Future
(1979)		 Freedom of Choice
(1980)		 New Traditionalists
(1981)
Singles from Freedom of Choice
  1. "Girl U Want"
    Released: April 24, 1980
  2. "Whip It"
    Released: August 13, 1980
  3. "Make Love, Not War"
    Released: October 6, 1980
  4. "Freedom of Choice"
    Released: December 29, 1980

Freedom of Choice is a 1980 album by Devo. It was their third studio album and contains their biggest hit Whip It. It went to number 22 in the United States, number 5 in Australia and number 9 in New Zealand.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl U Want"Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale2:55
2."It's Not Right"M. Mothersbaugh2:20
3."Whip It"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:37
4."Snowball"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:28
5."Ton o' Luv"G. Casale2:29
6."Freedom of Choice"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale3:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make Love, Not War (featuring Brian May)"G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith[4]3:26
2."Cold War"Bob Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:30
3."Don't You Know"M. Mothersbaugh2:14
4."That's Pep!"M. Mothersbaugh2:17
5."Mr. B's Ballroom"M. Mothersbaugh2:45
6."Planet Earth"G. Casale2:45
Total length:32:14

1993 Virgin Freedom of Choice/Oh, No! It's Devo CD bonus tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
24."Turnaround"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:13
25."Peek-a-Boo! (Dance Velocity)"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale4:38

2009 Warner Bros. CD bonus tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Freedom of Choice Theme Song" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:46
14."Whip It" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:41
15."Girl U Want" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:56
16."Gates of Steel" (Live)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Schmidt, Smith3:17
17."Be Stiff" (Live)G. Casale, Robert Lewis2:50
18."Planet Earth" (Live)G. Casale2:32
  • These bonus tracks constitute the DEV-O Live EP.

2009 Ultra Devo-lux Ltd. Ed. CD bonus tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Freedom of Choice Theme Song" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:46
14."Whip It" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:41
15."Girl U Want" (Live)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:56
16."Gates of Steel" (Live)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Schmidt, Smith3:17
17."Be Stiff" (Live)G. Casale, Lewis2:50
18."Planet Earth" (Live)G. Casale2:32
19."Snowball" (Demo)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:49
20."Gates of Steel" (Demo)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Schmidt, Smith3:28
21."Time Bomb" (Demo)M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:54

Notes

  1. ↑ Zax, Andy (2000). Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (CD liner notes). Los Angeles: Rhino. R2 75967.
  2. ↑ Nagy, Evie (June 19, 2010). "How To Get Ahead With Advertising". Billboard.
  3. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Freedom of Choice – Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The De-Evolution of Akron's Music", Beacon Journal, September 10, 2000, retrieved December 1, 2009
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