Free Somehow

Free Somehow is the tenth studio album by the Athens, Georgia-based band Widespread Panic. It was recorded in May 2007 with Terry Manning producing in Nassau, Bahamas at the Compass Point Studios. The album is being offered in three variations; a regular CD release, a digital release, and a vinyl record release (April 14, 2008). It was the band's first studio album featuring guitarist Jimmy Herring who joined in 2006.

Track listing

 * 1) "Boom Boom Boom" (Jerry Joseph / Widespread Panic) 4:25
 * 2) "Walk On The Flood" (Widespread Panic) 6:53
 * 3) "Angels On High" (Terry Manning / Widespread Panic) 7:13
 * 4) "Three Candles" (Widespread Panic) 5:00
 * 5) "Tickle the Truth" (Widespread Panic) 5:15
 * 6) "Free Somehow" (Widespread Panic) 4:43
 * 7) "Flicker" (Jerry Joseph / Widespread Panic) 4:57
 * 8) "Dark Day Program" (Jerry Joseph / Widespread Panic) 5:57
 * 9) "Her Dance Needs No Body" (Terry Manning / Widespread Panic) 8:19
 * 10) "Already Fried" (Widespread Panic) 3:36
 * 11) "Up All Night" (Widespread Panic) 3:46

Personnel
Widespread Panic
 * John Bell – guitar, vocals
 * John Hermann – keyboards
 * Jimmy Herring – guitars
 * Todd Nance – drums
 * Domingo S. Ortiz – percussion
 * Dave Schools – bass

Guest performers
 * Horns on "Angels On High", "Dark Day Program", "Her Dance Needs No Body" – The Compass Point Horns:
 * Trumpet & Flugelhorn – Jawara Adams
 * Saxophone – Tino Richardson
 * Valve Trombone – Terry Manning
 * Horns on "Up All Night":
 * Trumpet – Rookie Fisher
 * Baritone Sax – Joel Johanson
 * Tenor Sax – Charlie Chalmers
 * Valve Trombone – Terry Manning
 * Orchestral strings and woodwinds – The Compass Point Orchestra
 * Horn and string arrangements, additional harmony vocals, cello and harmonica – Terry Manning
 * Fiddle on "Free Somehow" – Bruce Hoffman
 * Backing vocals on "Up All Night" & "Free Somehow" – Sandra Rhodes, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers
 * Backing vocals on "Boom Boom Boom" – Everybody

Personnel
 * Terry Manning – Producer, Engineer, Mastering
 * Chris Bilheimer – Art Direction & Design

Equipment

 * Widespread Panic uses:
 * Sabian cymbals
 * Vic Firth sticks and mallets
 * Goff Professional Hammond organ
 * Evans & Remo drumheads
 * D'Addario strings
 * Jimmy plays PRS guitars
 * Dave plays Modulus Graphite basses equipped GHS strings through Ampeg cabinets and amplifiers
 * Domingo uses Latin Percussion instruments
 * Todd uses DW drums, pedals & hardware
 * John bends Washburn guitars