You Are Free
by Cat Power

Album
You Are Free by Cat Power
Year: 2003
Release date: 2003-02-18
Overall rank: 1,482nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 238 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (28th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (232nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,482nd)

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Overall rank: 1,482nd | 2000s rank: 232nd | 2003 rank: 28th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 238 votes)
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 !		06/03/2026 02:28 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,18070/100
 
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 !		04/02/2026 04:56 colabunga  Ratings distribution  62580/100

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From matterhornrider 02/18/2026 16:10 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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From BestEverAlbums 05/19/2024 20:00 in Album of the day (#4900): You Are Free by Cat Power
“Today's album of the day You Are Free by Cat Power ( | ) Year: 2003. Country: Overall rank: 1,458 Average rating: 79/100 (from 231 votes). Tracks: 1. I Don't Blame You 2. Free 3. Good Woman 4. Speak For Me 5. Werewolf 6. Fool 7. He War 8. Shaking Paper 9. Babydoll 10. Maybe Not 11. Names 12. Half…”
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From 12/14/2015 23:56 | #154554 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I have in the mood to listen to this. Good, nothing remarkable
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From 08/03/2010 04:48 | #13966 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Best album of the past decade according to me.
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From 11/30/2017 05:53 | #202364 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Produced by Cat Power and Adam Kasper.
Very good album.On one side is minimal, but songs are indeed very intense and sometimes catchy.
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From 07/26/2012 01:02 | #47267 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The beautiful album she not only could write but also needed to make
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From 02/05/2013 09:57 | #64076 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
pure pieces of calming yet haunting beauty.
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