Freedom is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian rock musician Neil Young released on October 2 1989. Freedom effectively relaunched Young s career after a largely unsuccessful decade. After many arguments (and a lawsuit) Young left Geffen Records in 1988 and returned to his original label Reprise with This Note s for You. Freedom however brought about a new critical and commercially successful album. This album was released in the United States as an LP record and a CD in 1989. Stylistically the album was one of Young s most diverse records ranging from acoustic love songs to raging rockers. Three of the songs on Freedom ( Don t Cry Eldorado and On Broadway ) had previously been released on the Japan and Australia-only EP Eldorado and featured heavy waves of thundering distortion and feedback juxtaposed with quieter sections.