cagiest: There are gaunt rock songs and ramshackle ballads, all painted with bold, sure strokes that belie her ambivalence." Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that "You Are Free may take awhile longer than expected to unfold, but once it does, its excellence is undeniable." Chris Ott of Pitchfork called it an album "full of arresting, serene beauty...Sans a handful of lesser inclusions and tributes, the imaginary, shorter version of You Are Free is flawless." In 2009, Pitchfork placed the album at number 98 on their "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s" list. "Werewolf" is on the soundtrack of Pedro Almodóvar's 2009 film Broken Embraces. Commercial performance You Are Free became Cat Power's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching number 105. The album also debuted at number one 1 on Billboards Heatseekers Albums Chart. As of 2007, You Are Free has sold over 163,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The song "He War" was released as a single, and a music video for the song directed by Brett Vapnek was released. Track listing Personnel Chan Marshall – vocals, guitars, piano Warren Ellis – violin on "Good Woman" Dave Grohl – bass on "Speak For Me", drums on "Speak For Me", "He War" and "Shaking Paper" Eddie Vedder – vocals on "Good Woman" and "Evolution" David Campbell – string arrangement on "Good Woman" and "Werewolf" Maggie & Emma – vocals on "Good Woman" Technical Adam Kasper – recording, mixing Rick Fisher – mastering Mark Borthwick – photography Charts References Cat Power albums 2003 albums Matador Records albums