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Produced by Bob Thiele, also What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong), Rave On (Buddy Holly) and Big Nick (Duke Ellington)
Released on Flying Dutchman, also The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Expansions (Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes) and Lady Day and John Coltrane
Mixed by Bob Simpson, also The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Lady Day and John Coltrane and Home Is Where the Hatred Is
Part of Pieces of a Man, also The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Lady Day and John Coltrane and Home Is Where the Hatred Is
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bob Simpson mixed 9 of Gil Scott‐Heron’s top 10 songs
Bob Thiele produced 9 of Gil Scott‐Heron’s top 10 songs
Bob Thiele produced 196 songs on fono
Gil Scott‐Heron wrote 69 songs on fono
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Gil Scott‐Heron
- Produced by
- Bob Thiele
- Performed by
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Brian Jackson, Burt Jones, Gil Scott‐Heron, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter
- Mixed by
- Bob Simpson
- Part of
- Pieces of a Man
- Released on
- Flying Dutchman
- Written by
- Gil Scott‐Heron
- Produced by
- Bob Thiele
- Performed by
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Brian Jackson, Burt Jones, Gil Scott‐Heron, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter
- Mixed by
- Bob Simpson
- Part of
- Pieces of a Man
- Released on
- Flying Dutchman
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same mixer: Bob Simpson
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same mixer: Bob Simpson
Same label: Flying Dutchman
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same mixer: Bob Simpson
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Save the Children was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
Save the Children was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Save the Children was performed by Brian Jackson
Save the Children was performed by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Save the Children was performed by Burt Jones
Save the Children was performed by Burt Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Save the Children was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
Save the Children was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Save the Children was performed by Hubert Laws
Save the Children was performed by Hubert Laws
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Save the Children was performed by Ron Carter
Save the Children was performed by Ron Carter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Save the Children was produced by Bob Thiele
Save the Children was produced by Bob Thiele
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Save the Children was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
Save the Children was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Save the Children is part of the release Pieces of a Man
Save the Children is part of the release Pieces of a Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Flying Dutchman is the label of the song Save the Children
Flying Dutchman is the label of the song Save the Children
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Save the Children was mixed by Bob Simpson
Save the Children was mixed by Bob Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Save the Children was released on 1971