Editing Gil Scott-Heron (section)

===''I'm New Here''===
Scott-Heron released his album ''[[I'm New Here]]'' on independent label [[XL Recordings]] on February 9, 2010. Produced by XL label owner [[Richard Russell (XL Recordings)|Richard Russell]], ''I'm New Here'' was Scott-Heron's first studio album in 16 years. The pair began recording in 2007, but the majority of the album was recorded over the 12 months leading up to the release date, with engineer [[Lawson White]] at Clinton Studios in New York. ''I'm New Here'' is 28 minutes long with 15 tracks; however, casual asides and observations collected during recording sessions are included as interludes.<ref name="newyorker" />

The album attracted critical acclaim, with ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s [[Jude Rogers]] declaring it one of the "best of the next decade",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/19/gil-scott-heron-new-here|title=Best of the next decade: Gil Scott-Heron's I'm New Here|first=Jude|last=Rogers|author-link=Jude Rogers|date=November 19, 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 22, 2010|location=London|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220082120/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/19/gil-scott-heron-new-here|url-status=live}}</ref> while some have called the record "reverent" and "intimate", due to Scott-Heron's half-sung, half-spoken delivery of his poetry. In a music review for public radio network [[NPR]], Will Hermes stated: "Comeback records always worry me, especially when they're made by one of my heroes ... But I was haunted by this record ... He's made a record not without hope but which doesn't come with any easy or comforting answers. In that way, the man is clearly still committed to speaking the truth".<ref>{{cite web|title=A Surprising Record From Gil Scott Heron|url=https://www.npr.org/2010/02/11/123614270/a-surprising-record-from-gil-scott-heron|work=NPR|access-date=March 25, 2014|first=Will|last=Hermes|format=Audio upload|date=February 11, 2010|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325083755/http://www.npr.org/2010/02/11/123614270/a-surprising-record-from-gil-scott-heron|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for music website ''Music OMH'', Darren Lee provided a more mixed assessment of the album, describing it as rewarding and stunning, but he also states that the album's brevity prevents it "from being an unassailable masterpiece".<ref>{{cite web|title=Gil Scott-Heron – I'm New Here|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/gil-scott-heron-im-new-here|work=Music OMH|publisher=OMH|access-date=March 25, 2014|first=Darren|last=Lee|date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325091334/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/gil-scott-heron-im-new-here|url-status=live}}</ref>

Scott-Heron described himself as a mere participant, in a 2010 interview with ''[[The New Yorker]]'':

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This is Richard's CD. My only knowledge when I got to the studio was how he seemed to have wanted this for a long time. You're in a position to have somebody do something that they really want to do, and it was not something that would hurt me or damage me—why not? All the dreams you show up in are not your own.<ref name="newyorker"/></blockquote>

The remix version of the album, ''[[We're New Here]]'', was released in 2011, featuring production by English musician [[Jamie xx]], who reworked material from the original album.<ref>Richter, Mischa (January 28, 2011). [https://pitchfork.com/news/41387-jamie-smith-of-the-xx-on-remixing-gil-scott-heron-working-with-drake-new-music-from-the-xx/ "Jamie Smith of the xx on Remixing Gil Scott-Heron, Working With Drake, New Music From the xx"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509201628/https://pitchfork.com/news/41387-jamie-smith-of-the-xx-on-remixing-gil-scott-heron-working-with-drake-new-music-from-the-xx/ |date=May 9, 2020 }}. ''Pitchfork''. Retrieved February 24, 2011.</ref> Like the original album, ''We're New Here'' received critical acclaim.<ref name="Metacritic">[https://www.metacritic.com/music/were-new-here We're New Here Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509201640/https://www.metacritic.com/music/were-new-here |date=May 9, 2020 }}. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved February 24, 2011.</ref>

In April 2014, XL Recordings announced a third album from the ''I'm New Here'' sessions, titled ''[[Nothing New (Gil Scott-Heron album)|Nothing New]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/54599-gil-scott-heron-album-nothing-new-collects-stripped-down-2008-takes-on-old-songs/ |title=Gil Scott-Heron Album ''Nothing New'' Collects Stripped-Down 2008 Takes on Old Songs |first=Jeremy |last=Gordon |publisher=Pitchfork Media |work=Music Blog |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406121140/http://pitchfork.com/news/54599-gil-scott-heron-album-nothing-new-collects-stripped-down-2008-takes-on-old-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album consists of stripped-down piano and vocal recordings and was released in conjunction with [[Record Store Day]] on April 19, 2014.