Pieces Of A Man (50th Anniversary)

Brand new sealed double 2", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold cover.

Pieces of a Man is the debut studio album by American poet Gil Scott-Heron. It was recorded in April 1971 at RCA Studios in New York City and released later that year by Flying Dutchman Records. The album followed Scott-Heron's debut live album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970) and departed from that album's spoken word performance, instead featuring compositions in a more conventional popular song structure.

Pieces of a Man marked the first of several collaborations by Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, who played piano throughout the record. It is one of Scott-Heron's most critically acclaimed albums and one of the Flying Dutchman label's best-selling LP's. Earning modest success after its release, Pieces of a Man has received retrospective praise from critics. Music critics have suggested that Heron's combination of R&B, soul, jazz-funk, and proto-rap influenced the development of electronic dance music and hip hop

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A2		Save The Children Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron

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A3		Lady Day And John Coltrane Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron

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B1		Home Is Where The Hatred Is Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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B2		When You Are Who You Are Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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B3		I Think I'll Call It Morning Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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C1		Pieces Of A Man Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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C2		A Sign Of The Ages Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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C3		Or Down You Fall Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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D1		The Needle's Eye Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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D2		The Prisoner Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

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A1

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Written-By – Gil Scott-Heron