Free Will

~ Release by Gil Scott‐Heron (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Free Will
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1972-03-02)
bell and flute and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1972-03-02)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1972-03-02)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (on 1972-03-02)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-02)
vocals:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1972-03-02)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Free Will (on 1972-03-02)
writer:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated)
3:43
2The Middle of Your Day
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1972-03-02)
bell and flute and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1972-03-02)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1972-03-02)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (on 1972-03-02)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-02)
vocals:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1972-03-02)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
The Middle of Your Day (on 1972-03-02)
writer:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
4:33
3The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1972-03-02)
bell and flute and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1972-03-02)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1972-03-02)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (on 1972-03-02)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-02)
vocals:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1972-03-02)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues (on 1972-03-02)
writer:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
5:12
4Speed Kills
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1972-03-02)
bell and flute and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1972-03-02)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1972-03-02)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (on 1972-03-02)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-02)
vocals:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1972-03-02)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Speed Kills (on 1972-03-02)
writer:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
3:19
5Did You Hear What They Said?
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1972-03-02)
bell and flute and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1972-03-02)
guitar:
David Spinozza (on 1972-03-02)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (on 1972-03-02)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-02)
vocals:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-02)
conductor:
Horace Ott (on 1972-03-02)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Did You Hear What They Said? (on 1972-03-02)
writer:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
3:33
6The King Alfred Plan
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
recording of:
The King Alfred Plan (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
2:48
7No Knock
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 10)
recording of:
No Knock (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
2:12
8Wiggy
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
recording of:
Wiggy (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
1:38
9Ain’t No New Thing
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
recording of:
Ain't No New Thing (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
4:36
10Billy Green Is Dead
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
recording of:
Billy Green Is Dead (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
1:31
11Sex Education: Ghetto Style
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
recording of:
Sex Education: Ghetto Style (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
0:52
12...and Then He Wrote Meditations
co-producer:
Lillian Seyfert
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
flute:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (on 1972-03-03)
percussion:
Eddie Knowles (on 1972-03-03) and Charlie Saunders (on 1972-03-03)
vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (on 1972-03-03)
recording of:
And Then He Wrote 'Meditations' (on 1972-03-03)
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
3:17