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A1	Angel Dust Lyrics By, Music By – GSH*	4:13
A2	Madison Avenue Lyrics By, Music By – Bmorocco*, Bjackson*, GSH*	3:08
A3	Cane Lyrics By, Music By – GSH*	3:41
A4	Third World Revolution Lyrics By, Music By – GSH*Written-By – Brian Jackson, Gil Scott - Heron*	4:22
A5	Better Days Ahead Lyrics By, Music By – GSH*	3:28
B1	Three Miles Down Lyrics By, Music By – Bjackson*, GSH*	4:18
B2	Angola, Louisiana Lyrics By, Music By – GSH*	5:32
B3	Show Bizness Lyrics By, Music By – GSH*	2:48
B4	A Prayer For Everybody / To Be Free Lyrics By, Music By – Bjackson*	6:20

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Arista Records, Inc.

Credits

• Art Direction – Donn Davenport
• Backing Vocals – Julia Waters, Marti McCall, Maxine Waters Waddell*
• Bata [Bata Drums] – Barnett Williams "The Doctor"* (tracks: A3)
• Co-producer [Associate Producer, Production Assistance], Programmed By [T.o.n.t.o.], Mixed By, Engineer – Malcolm Cecil
• Co-producer [Production Assistance], Mixed By, Engineer – Lenny Peterzell
• Congas, Percussion [Assorted] – Barnett Williams "The Doctor"*
• Drums – Alvin Taylor (tracks: A1), Brian Jackson (tracks: A3, A4), Harvey Mason (tracks: A2, B1 to B3), Ralph Penland (tracks: A5, B4)
• Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Polymoog, T.o.n.t.o.] – Greg Phillinganes
• Flute, Piano, Synthesizer [Keyboard Bass, T.o.n.t.o.], Producer – Brian Jackson
• Other [Model] – Samantha
• Photography – Trevor Brown
• Piano [Rhythm Piano] – Gil Scott-Heron (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Leon Williams (tracks: A4, B4)
• Vocals, Producer – Gil Scott-Heron

Notes

Recorded at TONTO, Santa Monica, Cal. April-June, 1978
℗ & © 1978 Arista Records, Inc.
A subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

All songs © 1978 Brouhaha Music, Inc.

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Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
A4: Brian Jackson uncredited as composer on inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): (AB 4189 SA)
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): (AB 4189 SB)
• Matrix / Runout (A Side, Handwritten): AB4189 SAX
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side. Handwritten): AB4189 SBX

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AB 4189	Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson*	Secrets ‎(LP, Album)	Arista	AB 4189	US	1978
AB 4189	Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson*	Secrets ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Arista	AB 4189	US	Unknown
AB 4189	Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson*	Secrets ‎(LP, Album)	Arista	AB 4189	US	1978
SPART 1073	Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson*	Secrets ‎(LP, Album)	Arista	SPART 1073	UK	1978
AB 4189	Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson*	Secrets ‎(LP, Album, Rep)	Tvt, Arista	AB 4189	US	2007

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