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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 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues, Pieces of a Man and I Think I’ll Call It Morning
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 12 credits
- Written by
- Brian Jackson and 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
- Brian Jackson and 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 writer: Brian Jackson
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same mixer: Bob Simpson
Same writer: Brian Jackson
Same label: Flying Dutchman
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
When You Are Who You Are was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was performed by Brian Jackson
When You Are Who You Are was performed by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was performed by Burt Jones
When You Are Who You Are was performed by Burt Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
When You Are Who You Are was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was performed by Hubert Laws
When You Are Who You Are was performed by Hubert Laws
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was performed by Ron Carter
When You Are Who You Are was performed by Ron Carter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was produced by Bob Thiele
When You Are Who You Are was produced by Bob Thiele
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was written by Brian Jackson
When You Are Who You Are was written by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
When You Are Who You Are was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are is part of the release Pieces of a Man
When You Are Who You Are is part of the release Pieces of a Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Flying Dutchman is the label of the song When You Are Who You Are
Flying Dutchman is the label of the song When You Are Who You Are
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was mixed by Bob Simpson
When You Are Who You Are was mixed by Bob Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz When You Are Who You Are was released on 1971
When You Are Who You Are was released on 1971
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026