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About a decade after his arresting mix of fuming proto-rap poetry and gritty, funky R&B first made him famous, Gil put out these three albums on Arista: Real Eyes (’80), Reflections (’81) and Moving Target (’82). His R&B hits A Legend in His Own Mind and "B" Movie join You Can’t Depend on the Train from Washington; Waiting for the Axe to Fall; Ready or Not; Fast Lane; Is That Jazz?; Gun; his own spin on Bill Withers’ Grandma’s Hands, and more early-’80s gems from this late, great hero to countless rappers, street poets and songwriters!