Free Will (Gil Scott-Heron album)
Free Will is the second studio album by American poet 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 is also Scott-Heron's final studio album for Flying Dutchman. The album reissued on compact disc in 2001 by Bluebird Records with alternative takes of eight tracks from the original album.
| Free Will | ||||
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| Released | August 1972 | |||
| Recorded | March 2–3, 1972 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | Progressive soul, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | Flying Dutchman/RCA FD-10153 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| AllMusic | |
| DownBeat | |
| The Guardian | |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| PopMatters | (favorable) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
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