- jazz-funk
- 36 min
- 8 tracks
- Arista
1980 is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron and keyboardist Brian Jackson. Their ninth album together, it was recorded from August to October 1979 during a period of creative tension between the two musicians and released in February 1980 by Arista Records.
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Character
Grave, classical in form, character-led and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Black Music & Jazz Review4/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- The New Rolling Stone Record Guide3/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA−
- DownBeat5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Late Last Night5:14
- 2Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)3:29
- 3Push Comes to Shove4:04
- 4Corners4:50
- 519806:01
- 6Shut Um Down3:37
- 7Willing4:08
- 8Alien (Hold on to Your Dream)4:25
8 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Gil Scott‐Heron, Brian Jackson
- Label
- Arista
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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