Moving Target (Gil Scott-Heron album)

The album, released on Arista in 1982, was to be his last for more than a decade. On Moving Target, Scott-Heron and his band "The Amnesia Express" recorded their "typical, tastefully jazzy R&B and funk grooves", though flavored with "more exotic sounds" and influenced by reggae (there are echoes of Bob Marley in some songs). The final song, the almost ten-minute long "Black History/The World", is in part a spoken-word performance by Scott-Heron ending with a "plea for peace and world change". The album, co-produced by Malcolm Cecil, Robert Christgau gave the album a B. ==Track listing==

All tracks composed by Gil Scott-Heron; except where indicated • "Fast Lane" (lyrics: Scott-Heron; music: Robbie Gordon) – 4:55 • "Washington D.C." – 4:13 • "No Exit" – 4:08 • "Blue Collar" – 5:18 • "Explanations" – 4:12 • "Ready or Not" (lyrics: Scott-Heron; music: Larry McDonald) – 4:33 • "Black History/The World" – 9:42 ==Personnel==

• Gil Scott-Heron – vocals; electric piano on "Washington D.C." • Vernon James – alto saxophone; flute on "Ready or Not" • Robbie Gordon – bass • Kenny Powell – drums • Ed Brady – guitar • Glen Turner – keyboards • Carl Cornwell – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 7) • Ron Holloway – tenor saxophone • Kenny Sheffield – trumpet • Larry McDonald – percussion • "High Note" Harry Kim – trumpet on "Washington D.C." • Malcolm Cecil – horn arrangement on "Fast Lane" Technical personnel • Malcolm Cecil - engineer, co-producer • Alan Douglas - second engineer • Richard Mannering - second engineer • Denis Heron - coordinator, production assistant • Bob Carboni - mastering • Donn Davenport - artwork • John Ford - photography • Recorded at Bias Studio, Springfield, Virginia (March 25–27 and May 28–29, 1982); Townhouse Studios, London (April 9–12, 1982); The Manor Studio, Oxford (April 19–21, 1982); and Record Plant, Los Angeles (June 7–17, 1982). Mixed at Record Plant. Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles (July 1982). ==References==