Desire for Freedom
Studio album by Jim Diamond
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Pop rock
Length	39:54
Label	A&M
Producer	Jim Diamond, Paul "Wix" Wickens
Jim Diamond chronology
Double Crossed (1985) Desire for Freedom (1986) Jim Diamond (1988)

Desire for Freedom was singer/songwriter Jim Diamond's second studio album. Released in 1986 it featured a wide range of styles such as heartfelt ballads and stirring rockers. Singles that came from this album were "Hi Ho Silver", "Young Love (Carry Me Away)", "Desire" and "So Strong". It is currently out of print, though most tracks appear on The Best of Jim Diamond.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jim Diamond and Paul "Wix" Wickens; except where indicated

1. "Desire"
2. "So Strong"
3. "Young Love (Carry Me Away)"
4. "My Weakness Is You"
5. "I Can't Stop"
6. "Maybe One Day"
7. "Hi Ho Silver" (Jim Diamond, Chris Parren)
8. "Judy's Not That Tough" (Jim Diamond, Alan Gorrie)
9. "You'll Go Crazy"

Personnel

• Jim Diamond - vocals
• Phil Palmer, Robbie McIntosh - guitar
• Graham Lyle - acoustic guitar on "My Weakness Is You"
• John McKenzie - bass
• Paul "Wix" Wickens - keyboards
• Tony Beard - drums
• Tony Hicks - drums on "Hi Ho Silver"
• Gary Barnacle - tenor saxophone on "Maybe One Day"
• Dick Morrissey - tenor saxophone on "So Strong" and "Young Love (Carry Me Away)"
• Pandit Dinesh - percussion
• Gavyn Wright - violin on "I Can't Stop"
• Mark Felton - harmonica on "Hi Ho Silver"
• Pete Thoms - trombone
• Luke Tanny - trumpet
• Chris Thompson, Katie Kissoon, Lance Ellington - backing vocals
• Sammy Brown, Vicki Brown - backing vocals on "Maybe One Day"