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Free Will 1972

soul 36 min 12 tracks Flying Dutchman

Free Will is the second studio album by the American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, released in August 1972 on Flying Dutchman Records. The album was produced by Bob Thiele, with the recording sessions taking place on March 2 and 3, 1972, at RCA Studios in New York City.

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Tracks

A1Free Will3:30
A2The Middle of Your Day4:30
A3The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues5:04
A4Speed Kills3:15
A5Did You Hear What They Said?3:28
B1The King Alfred Plan2:45
B2No Knock2:12
B3Wiggy1:38
B4Ain’t No New Thing4:29
B5Billy Green Is Dead1:30
B6Sex Education: Ghetto Style0:50
B7…and then he wrote Meditations3:14

12 tracks, 36 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Gil Scott‐Heron
Label: Flying Dutchman
Released: 1972
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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