Album US 1982 on Arista label
R&B/Soul (Downtempo, Soul, Disco)
Recording Studios: Blas Studio/Springfield, Va. March 25-27 & May 28-29 1982 Townhouse/London, England April 9-12 1982 The Manor/Oxford, England April 19-21 1982 Record Plant/Los Angeles, Cal. June 7-17 (Recorded & Mixed) A&M/Los Angeles, Ca. Mastering, July 1982.
Gil Scott-Heron voc, 1949-2011 JM producer, vocals, album by, lyrics by, arranged by, horns, electric piano, written by | |
Vernon James sax, bs, alto saxophone, flute | |
Robbie Gordon b, voc, GB bass, music by | |
Kenny Powell dr, drums | |
Alan Douglas , GB engineer, 2nd | |
Richard Mannering engineer, 2nd | |
Ed Brady g, guitar | |
Glen Turner p, keyboards | |
Larry McDonald perc, *1939 JM percussion, music by | |
Carl Cornwell , tenor saxophone, arranged by, horns | |
Ron Holloway ts, *1953 US tenor saxophone | |
Kenny Sheffield , trumpet | |
Malcolm Cecil syn, b, *1937 GB arranged by, horns | |
Harry Kim tr, fh, str, trumpet |
Donn Davenport artwork |
Denis Heron coordinator, production assistant |
Bill McElroy engineer, assistant |
Chuck Roher engineer, assistant |
David Blanco engineer, assistant |
George Chambers engineer, assistant |
Keith Nixon engineer, assistant |
Malcolm Cecil engineer, directed by, producer |
Bob Carboni mastered by |
John Ford photography by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Fast Lane | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:55 | |
2 | Washington D.C. | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:13 | |
3 | No Exit | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:08 | |
4 | Blue Collar | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 5:18 | |
5 | Explanations | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:10 | |
6 | Ready Or Not | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:32 | |
7 | Black History / The World | Gil Scott-Heron | Gil Scott-Heron | 4:40 |
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