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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
Written by Brian Jackson, also Pieces of a Man, I Think I’ll Call It Morning and When You Are Who You Are
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 13 credits
- Written by
- Brian Jackson and Gil Scott‐Heron
- Produced by
- Bob Thiele and Lillian Seyfert
- Performed by
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Brian Jackson, David Spinozza, Gil Scott‐Heron, Hubert Laws and Jerry Jemmott
- Mixed by
- Bob Simpson
- Part of
- Free Will
- Released on
- Flying Dutchman
- Written by
- Brian Jackson and Gil Scott‐Heron
- Produced by
- Bob Thiele and Lillian Seyfert
- Performed by
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Brian Jackson, David Spinozza, Gil Scott‐Heron, Hubert Laws and Jerry Jemmott
- Mixed by
- Bob Simpson
- Part of
- Free Will
- 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 writer: Brian Jackson
Same producer: Lillian Seyfert
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same mixer: Bob Simpson
Same writer: Brian Jackson
Same producer: Lillian Seyfert
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Brian Jackson
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by David Spinozza
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by David Spinozza
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Hubert Laws
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Hubert Laws
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Jerry Jemmott
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was performed by Jerry Jemmott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was produced by Bob Thiele
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was produced by Bob Thiele
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was produced by Lillian Seyfert
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was produced by Lillian Seyfert
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was written by Brian Jackson
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was written by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues is part of the release Free Will
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues is part of the release Free Will
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Flying Dutchman is the label of the song The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
Flying Dutchman is the label of the song The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was mixed by Bob Simpson
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was mixed by Bob Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was released on 1972
The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues was released on 1972
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026