BOTTLE, THE
Created on 04/07/2001Latest update on 06/05/2026
Artist: Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Author: Brian Jackson
Label: Strata East
Year: 1974
Live version from '76 hit R&B, landing Gil a contract with Arista.
Covers:
- 1974:
Brother To Brother [as In The Bottle; top 10 R&B]
- 1975:
Bataan [instr. hit R&B]
- 1984:
- 1992:
- 2004:
- 2025:
The Bottle was sampled by De La Soul (Area), The Jungle Brothers (Black Is Black) and S'Express (Theme From S'Express).
