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Gil Scott-Heron - Free Will flac album
  • Performer Gil Scott-Heron
  • Title Free Will
  • Date of release 1972
  • Country France
  • Style Soul, Funk
  • Other formats MIDI MPC MP1 VQF APE MP3 WMA
  • Genre Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1670 mb
  • Size FLAC 1650 mb
  • Rating: 4.1
  • Votes: 190

Free Will is the second studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released in August 1972 on Flying Dutchman Records. Recordings sessions for the album took place on March 2 and 3, 1972 at RCA Studios in New York City, and production was handled by producer Bob Thiele. It is the follow-up to Scott-Heron's critically acclaimed studio debut, Pieces of a Man (1971), and it is the second album to feature him working with keyboardist Brian Jackson.

Free Will ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat). Flying Dutchman, BMG Victor Inc. FD 10153, BVJJ-2824. fazendo referência a Free Will, LP, Album, Gat, FD-10153. The first side is in the same format as "Pieces of a Man" but in pure musical terms the songs aren't as strong as the previous album. The second half reverts to the spoken word format used on "Small Talk at 125th and Lenox.

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Gil Scott-Heron's third album is split down the middle, the first side being a purely musical experience with a full band (including flutist Hubert Laws and drummer Pretty Purdie), the second functioning more as a live rap session with collaborator Brian Jackson on flute and a few friends on percussion. For side one, although he's overly tentative on the ballad "The Middle of Your Day," Scott-Heron excels on the title track and the third song, "The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues," one of his best, best-known performances.

Released August 1972. Writers Gil Scott-Heron. Arranged By Horace Ott. Bass Jerry Jemmott.

Artist: Gil Scott-Heron. Album: Free Will, 2014. 01. Free Will 02. The Middle Of Your Day 03. The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues 04. Speed Kills 05. Did You Hear What They Said 06. The King Alfred Plan 07. No Knock 08.

Gil Scott-Heron’s second album, Pieces Of A Man, showed that his collaboration with musical partner Brian Jackson was very special. The record contained some of Gil’s most revered songs, including ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’, ‘Home Is Where The Hatred Is’ and the title track. Although not a hit, it was a big enough success to warrant a follow-up, but when the time came Gil was unsure.

Tracklist

A1 Free Will 3:30
A2 The Middle Of Your Day 4:30
A3 The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues 5:04
A4 Speed Kills 3:15
A5 Did You Hear What They Said? 3:28
B1 The King Alfred Plan 2:45
B2 No Knock 2:12
B3 Wiggy 1:38
B4 Ain't No New Thing 4:29
B5 Billy Green Is Dead 1:30
B6 Sex Education: Ghetto Style 0:50
B7 ... And Then He Wrote Meditations 3:14

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed By – Presswell

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A etched): FD 10153A [initials]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B etched): FD 10153B [initials]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): FD-10153 A-PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): FD-10153 B-PR

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
74321851612 Gil Scott-Heron Free Will ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) BMG France, Flying Dutchman 74321851612 France 2001
FD 10153, BVJJ-2824 Gil Scott-Heron Free Will ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat) Flying Dutchman, BMG Victor Inc. FD 10153, BVJJ-2824 Japan 1993
BVCJ-1017 Gil Scott-Heron Free Will ‎(CD) Flying Dutchman, BMG Victor Inc. BVCJ-1017 Japan 1993
07863 66628-2 Gil Scott-Heron Free Will ‎(CD, Album, RE) Flying Dutchman, BMG Victor Inc. 07863 66628-2 US 1993
07863 66628 2 Gil Scott-Heron Free Will ‎(CD, Album) Flying Dutchman, RCA Victor, BMG 07863 66628 2 Europe Unknown


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The first side is in the same format as "Pieces of a Man" but in pure musical terms the songs aren't as strong as the previous album. The second half reverts to the spoken word format used on "Small Talk at 125th and Lenox." The lyrics are thoughtful and I guess the album is still interesting from a political/historical point of view to some people.