Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson* – Winter In America

More images

Label:	Strata-East – SES-19742
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	1974
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Rhythm & Blues, Spoken Word

Tracklist

A1	Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum) Written-By – Scott-Heron/B. Jackson*	5:30
A2	Rivers Of My Fathers Written-By – Scott-Heron/B. Jackson*	8:29
A3	A Very Precious Time Written-By – Scott-Heron/B. Jackson*	5:13
A4	Back Home Written-By – Scott-Heron/B. Jackson*	2:50
B1	The Bottle Written-By – Scott-Heron*	5:14
B2	Song For Bobby Smith Written-By – Scott-Heron*	4:42
B3	Your Daddy Loves You Written-By – Scott-Heron*	2:57
B4	H2Ogate Blues Written-By – Scott-Heron*	8:23
B5	Peace Go With You Brother (Wa-Alaikum-Salaam) Written-By – Scott-Heron/B. Jackson*	1:11

Companies, etc.

Published By – Brouhaha Music
Recorded At – DB Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Strata-East Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Strata-East Records, Inc.
Record Company – Strata-East Records, Inc.
Made By – Strata-East Records, Inc.

Credits

Artwork [Liner Collage] – Ms. Peggy Harris*
Bass [Fender] – Danny Bowens
Booking – Charisma Productions
Drums [Traps] – Bob Adams
Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic], Vocals – Brian Jackson
Electric Piano, Vocals – Gil Scott-Heron
Engineer, Producer [Production Assistance] – Jose Williams
Liner Notes – B. Jackson*, Gil*
Management – Dan Henderson (2)
Painting [Cover] – Eugene Coles
Photography By [Liner Photos] – Gary Price, Tony Cerrante
Producer – Perpis-Fall Music, Inc.

Notes

All compositions published by Brouhaha Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Recorded on September 4, 5 and October 15, 1973 at D&B Sound, Silver Springs, Maryland
Produced by Perpis-Fall Music, Inc.

"Look at trees,
they don't bother nobody.
Let folks burn 'em, cut 'em,
paint 'em and use 'em
but they don't bother nobody…
That is, till money…
But like, whose fault is that?"
B.Jackson

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): SES 19742 A sw
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): SES 19742 B-1 sw

Other Versions (5 of 36)

View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Winter In America (LP, Album, Promo)	Strata-East	SES-19742	US	1974
New Submission	Winter In America (Cassette, Album)	Strata-East	SES-19742	US	1974
New Submission	Winter In America (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo)	Strata-East	SE8TR-19742	US	1974
New Submission	Winter In America (LP, Album, White Label, Stereo)	Strata-East	SES-19742	US	1974
New Submission	Winter In America (LP, Album, Repress, Pale Blue Label)	Strata-East	SES-19742	US	1980

Recommendations

Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
1973 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop
Expansions
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
1975 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album, Stereo
Shop
Street Lady
Donald Byrd
1973 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album, Stereo
Shop
Bridges
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
1977 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop
Visions Of A New World
Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes
1975 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop
Sun Goddess
Ramsey Lewis
1974 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album, Stereo
Shop
From South Africa To South Carolina
Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson
1975 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop
Blacks And Blues
Bobbi Humphrey
1974 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop
Places And Spaces
Donald Byrd
1975 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop
Purple Rain
Prince And The Revolution
1984 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album, Stereo
Shop

Reviews

Soulman2 Mar 20, 2024
RECORD STORE DAY 2024
4/20/2024
LP
Culture Factory USA
Quantity: 4000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
strager Oct 31, 2023
Edited one year ago
Update: Bumped to RSD 2024

Now gone from the RSD Black Friday list for both the vinyl and CD releases. Did it get delayed or scrapped altogether? A shame, I was going to do what I previously never believed I would with pulling an all-nighter in line for this to be sure of getting it on hopefully both formats but without them then I'm sleeping in. EDIT: Notice on official RSD site states "REMOVED FROM THE LIST-- Will be coming at a later date
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson Winter In America [CD]
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson Winter In America [Vinyl]"
MerryDMXmas Oct 4, 2023
CD/vinyl reissues coming for RSD Black Friday via Culture Factory USA — don't know the label, but here's hoping it's a good one
jesu83 Jan 3, 2023
Need a minty og gatefold sleeve. Please DM if you can facilitate that.
NoMusicNoPeace Aug 7, 2022
There was a time when you could easily find mint copies of this on the cheap. Those days are over. I wonder if the master tapes are in good condition.
1928khst Mar 15, 2022
Desperately needs a decent reissue on vinyl and/or tape. All vinyl versions usually appear in crap condition.
Sabi_Jon Jan 3, 2021
Does anyone here by chance have just the gatefold cover of the original? I've got the original pressing but it's missing the cover :/ If anyone's got it, do please message me. Thanks in advance
midnightrunner Aug 21, 2019
This is a very warm-sounding, funky record, and not at all like winter in America, which is generally very cold and not at all funky!! I think "Summer in America" would have been a more befitting title, but unfortunately I was not around when Gil and Brian were picking the name for the record.
rollosb Oct 14, 2015
This might be just one of the best albums of the 70's - at the very least, it's one of the most touching. The parts that really get to me are the songs where it's just Jackson drenching the surroundings in that beautiful echoey classic Rhodes tremolo, making everything seem sweet and uneasy at the same time, while Gil delivers lyrics that are half prayer and half love song, in a voice I can only describe as "honest-sounding". Sad hopefulness or hopeful sadness? Whatever it is, it's painfully intimate. The whole album is such an experience.

That having been said, does anyone know of a good CD reissue of it? The one I recently bought (SNAF833CD from Charly Records) has quite a bit of hiss on it, and I'm sure that there must be better-sounding versions out there.