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Real Eyes is an album by the American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1980.^[2]^[3] It was Scott-Heron's first album since 1970 to be made without input from his musical collaborator Brian Jackson.^[4]

The album peaked at No. 159 on the Billboard 200.^[5]

Real Eyes was produced by Scott-Heron and Malcolm Cecil.^[6] A photograph of Scott-Heron and his daughter Gia appears on the album cover; the album's closing track is dedicated to her.^[7] "A Legend in His Own Mind" was inspired by the boasting of a friend.^[8] "Not Needed" is about the concerns of older, poorer citizens.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
Robert Christgau	B+^[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Train from Washington"	4:46
2.	"Not Needed"	3:55
3.	"Waiting for the Axe to Fall"	4:47
4.	"Combinations"	3:37
5.	"A Legend in His Own Mind"	3:40
6.	"You Could Be My Brother"	6:21
7.	"The Klan"	4:48
8.	"Your Daddy Loves You (For Gia Louise)"	3:18

References

1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 305.
↑ "Gil Scott-Heron Pioneering Poet". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
↑ Snowden, Don (January 21, 1981). "Gil Scott-Heron Has Staying Power". Los Angeles Times.
↑ Maycock, James (May 30, 2011). "Gil Scott-Heron". Viewspaper. The Independent. p. 8.
↑ "Gil Scott-Heron". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
1 2 "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 49. December 6, 1980. p. 45.
↑ Blackistone, Kevin B. (October 8, 1981). "A Voice for Change". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
↑ Richmond, Dick (November 24, 1980). "Rock". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4D.
↑ Boyd, Gail (December 21, 1980). "Scott-Heron uses voice of conviction". The Jackson Sun. p. 16B.
1 2 "Real Eyes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
1 2 "Gil Scott-Heron". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 622.
↑ Flanagan, Bill (March 12, 1981). "Reviews/Records Gil Scott-Heron Real Eyes". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
↑ Kishbaugh, Jerry (December 19, 1980). "Scott-Heron, Musical Muckraker Extraordinaire". Weekend. The Citizens' Voice. p. 30.
↑ "Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man". The Wire. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

Gil Scott-Heron

Studio albums

Pieces of a Man (1971)
Free Will (1972)
The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron (1978)
Real Eyes (1980)
Reflections (1981)
Moving Target (1982)
Spirits (1994)
I'm New Here (2010)
Nothing New (2014)

Co-billed with Brian Jackson	Winter in America (1974) The First Minute of a New Day (1975) From South Africa to South Carolina (1975) Bridges (1977) Secrets (1978) 1980 (1980)
with Jamie xx	We're New Here (2011)
with Makaya McCraven	We’re New Again - A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven (2020)

Live albums

Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970)
It's Your World (1976; with Jackson)
Minister of Information: Live (1994)
Tour de Force (Live) (2004)

Compilations

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1974)
The Best of Gil Scott-Heron (Arista) (1984)
Tales of Gil Scott-Heron (1990)
Glory: The Gil Scott-Heron Collection (1990)
Ghetto Style (1998)
The Gil Scott-Heron Collection: Sampler 1974-1975 (1998)
Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron (1999)
Save the Children (2004)
Anthology: Messages (2005)
The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters (2011)

Singles

"Home Is Where the Hatred Is"
"The Bottle"
"Johannesburg"
"B-Movie"
"Superman"
"Hello Sunday! Hello Road!"
"Storm Music"
"Re-Ron"
"Winter in America"
"Space Shuttle"
"Don't Give Up"
"The Klan"
"Me and the Devil"

Other songs

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