- The Bottle
Infobox Single
Name = The Bottle
Border = Yes
Artist =Gil Scott-Heron &
Brian Jackson
Album =Winter in America
B-side = "The Bottle (Drunken mix)"
Released = flagicon|United States flagicon|United Kingdom1974
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded =October 15 ,1973
D&B Sound
(Silver Springs, Maryland )
Genre = Soul,jazz fusion ,proto-rap
Length = 5:14
Label = Strata-East (US)
Champagne (UK)
Writer =Gil Scott-Heron
Producer =Perpis-Fall Music
Jose Williams
Certification =
Chronology =Gil Scott-Heron
Last single = "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised "
(1971)
This single = "The Bottle"
(1974)
Next single = "Johannesburg"
(1975)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Music sample
Name = The Bottle
Audio file= The Bottle sample.ogg"The Bottle" is a song by soul musician
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, released in1974 onStrata-East Records in theUnited States and on Champagne Records in theUnited Kingdom . The song was written by Scott-Heron and produced by engineer Jose Williams, Jackson, and Scott-Heron for his thirdstudio album , "Winter in America " (1974).Reception
A social commentary on
alcohol abuse with a Caribbean beat, a notableflute solo by Brian Jackson and Scott-Heron onkeyboards , "The Bottle" was the only single released off of "Winter in America". The song became an underground and cult hit upon its release. [cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=7597 |title=Gil Scott-Heron at All About Jazz |publisher=All About Jazz |accessdate=2008-07-10] Soon after, it also became one of Scott-Heron's most successful singles, as it reached the #15 spot on the R&B Singles Chart.cite web |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/776/story/150716.html |title=20 People Who Changed Black Music – Revolutionary Poet Gil Scott-Heron, the First Rap Rebel |publisher=The Miami Herald Media Company |accessdate=2008-07-20] The single's success helped lead to Jackson's and Scott-Heron's next recording contract withArista Records , where they would enjoy more commercial success.cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1546/is_n3_v13/ai_n27536095 |title=Gil Scott-Heron: American Visions - Find Articles at BNET |publisher=CNET Networks, Inc. |accessdate=2008-07-10]"The Bottle" has been cited by critics as "Winter in America"
' s best recording.cite web |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/1998-09-03/music/catching-up-with-gil/print |title=Catching Up with Gil - Music - Houston Press |publisher=Village Voice Media |accessdate=2008-07-10] Paul J. MacArthur of the "Houston Press " called it a "strong anti-alcohol rant with a funky bass hook and chilly flute fills." Much like many of Scott-Heron's recordings, "The Bottle" has been sampled by several hip hop artists, includingDe La Soul and theJungle Brothers . [cite web |url=http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Gil+Scott-Heron&type=0 |title=Rap Sample FAQ Search: Gil Scott-Heron |work=The Breaks.com |accessdate=2008-07-09] "The Bottle" was later ranked #92 on "NME 's" list of The Top 150 Singles of All-Time and was included in "Q" magazine's "1010 Songs You Must Own!" publication. [cite web |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/S1780.htm |title=Acclaimed Music - The Bottle |publisher=Acclaimed Music |accessdate=2008-07-08]Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of the U.K. single releases of "The Bottle": [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/889454 Discogs.com - Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson* - The Bottle (7")] . Discogs. Retrieved on
2008 -08-24 .] [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/362846 Discogs.com - Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson* - The Bottle (12")] . Discogs. Retrieved on2008 -08-24 .]7" Single
;A-side
#"The Bottle" (Album version);B-side
#"The Bottle" (Sober mix)12" Single
;A-side
#"The Bottle" (Drunken mix);B-side
#"The Bottle" (Short version)
#"The Bottle" (Sober mix)Chart history
Billboard Music Charts (North America) – "The Bottle"
*1974: Top R&B Singles – #15Personnel
Musicians
*
Gil Scott-Heron – vocals,electric piano
*Brian Jackson –flute
*Danny Bowens – fender bass
*Bob Adams – trapsProduction
*
Perpis-Fall Music, Inc. – producer
*Jose Williams – engineer, production assistanceample use
*
De la Soul - "Area"
*Jungle Brothers - "Black is Black"
*Kenny Dope - "Hittin the Bottle"
*Stop the Violence Movement - "Self-Destruction"References
External links
* [http://gilscottheron.free.fr/songs/song_09.html Song lyrics at Scott-Heron's website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I54DgVennXU "The Bottle" music video at YouTube]
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