"The Bottle" is a song by American soul artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in 1974 on Strata-East Records in the United States. It was later reissued during the mid-1980s on Champagne Records in the United Kingdom. "The Bottle" was written by Scott-Heron and produced by audio engineer Jose Williams, Jackson, and Scott-Heron. The song serves is a social commentary on alcohol abuse, and it features a Caribbean beat and notable flute solo by Jackson, with Scott-Heron playing keyboards.
The song was issued as the first and only single for Scott-Heron's and Jackson's album Winter in America (1974). It became an underground and cult hit upon its release, and the single peaked at number 15 on the R&B Singles Chart. Described by music critics as the album's best recording, the commercial success of "The Bottle" helped lead to Jackson's and Scott-Heron's next recording contract with Arista Records. Similar to other compositions by Scott-Heron, the song has been sampled extensively by hip hop artists.
The Bottle is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Albert Chevalier, Stewart Rome and Alma Taylor. It was based on a play by Arthur Shirley.
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The Bottle
ALBUMS
- Paris Under a Groove: Stylisttique, Volume 1 released: 2003
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by Hermano
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by Maysa
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by Trent Tomlinson
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by Corey Smith
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by Pat Green
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by Paul Weller
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by Colony 5
The Bottle
by: HermanoYou're running around with the girl, man
She's taking you the wrong way
Take a breath and ride the clouds
There's gonna be a better day
And to the top of the world will you be
And to the bottom of the ocean you'll see
You'll see
Then you'll see
You're all mine
The end of time
You're gonna roll
The sky is all you need to know
Cuz you're fucking around with the bottle man
She's taking you the wrong way
Take a smoke and ride to hell
There's gotta be a better way
And to the top of her head you'll be
And to the top of her head can you see
Can you see
Can you be
You're all mine
The end of time
You're gonna roll