Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)

~ Recording by Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)3:29Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson1980Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian JacksonAlbum
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)AL 9514
1.2Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)3:29Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson1980Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian JacksonAlbum
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)201 733
1.7Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)3:29Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson1980Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian JacksonAlbum
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)L37324
1.2Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)3:29Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson1980Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian JacksonAlbum
  • JP1994-08-24
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)BVCA-1035

Relationships

engineer and mixer:Malcolm Cecil
producer:Malcolm Cecil
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
Gil Scott‐Heron
drums (drum set):Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
flute:Carl Cornwell (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
horn:Gordon Goodwin (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
Denis Sirias (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
Bill Watrous (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
kettle drum, keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
background vocals:Maxine Waters Waddell (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
Marti McCall (session vocalist) (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
Julia Waters (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
arranger:Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recorded at:Tonto Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)
recording of:Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate) (from 1979-08 until 1979-10)

Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead/Checkmate)

lyricist and composer:Gil Scott‐Heron