"The bulk of the album was recorded live in a two week span in Los Angeles with a stellar cast of musicians including Heartbreaker Benmont Tench, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith, David Hidalgo from Los Lobos and Chavez guitarist Matt Sweeney. Studios in Detroit, Nashville and Atlanta were used to incorporate collaborations with Bob Seger, Sheryl Crow, Zac Brown, Trace Adkins, and in a pairing surely never to be replicated - T.I. and Martina McBride on the track 'Care.' Kid Rock and Rick Rubin, as friends, have spent many hours talking about their respective histories - starting in hip-hop, crossing into and creating new territories - as well as the need for a great new American classic rock record that challenges the field. 'Born Free' is in part the result of those conversations - an album that is meant to be played from start to finish."
"Kid Rock's eighth studio album sees the Grammy Award-nominated Detroit rocker make some changes to his sound with the help of producer Rick Rubin. Along with the hit title track, the album includes a song with T.I. and Martina McBride called Care. Also included are guest appearances by Zac Brown, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, and Bob Seger."@en

Born free