From South Africa to South Carolina facts for kids
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| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1975 | |||
| Studio | D&B Sound in Silver Spring, Maryland | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Perpis-Fall Music, Inc., Jose Williams, Midnight Band | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ |
| The Commercial Appeal | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
From South Africa to South Carolina is a studio album by the American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron and the keyboardist Brian Jackson. It was released in November 1975 by Arista Records. Scott-Heron performed "Johannesburg" and "A Lovely Day" on Saturday Night Live in December 1975. The album was reissued in the late 1990s via Scott-Heron's Rumal-Gia label, distributed by TVT Records.
The album peaked at No. 103 on the Billboard 200. "Johannesburg" was a moderate "disco" hit.
Contents
Production
The music was provided by the Midnight Band, led by Jackson.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Johannesburg" 4:52
- "A Toast to the People" 5:47
- "The Summer of '42" 4:42
- "Beginnings (The First Minute of a New Day)" 6:23
- Side two
- "South Carolina (Barnwell)" 3:45
- "Essex" 9:17
- "Fell Together" 4:30
- "A Lovely Day" 3:29
Bonus tracks
CD reissue bonus tracks
- "South Carolina (Barnwell)" (Live from the No Nukes concert at Madison Square Garden) 6:29
- "Save the Children" (Live from Blues Alley, Washington DC) 4:23
- "Johannesburg" (Live from Gil Scott-Heron: Black Wax) 11:14
- "Let Me See Your I.D." (from Sun City: Artists Against Apartheid) 7:30
Personnel
- Gil Scott-Heron - vocals, electric piano
- Brian Jackson - vocals, flute, keyboards, synthesizer
- Victor Brown - vocals, tambourine, bells
- Bilal Sunni Ali - saxophone, flute, harmonica
- Danny Bowens - bass
- Bob Adams - drums
- Charlie Saunders - congas, Chinese drum
- Barnett Williams - congas, djembe drums, shekere
- Adenola - congas
"Let Me See Your I.D." performed by Big Youth, Ray Barretto, Brian Jackson, Duke Bootee, Peter Garrett, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Gil Scott-Heron
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