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(Redirected from We Almost Lost Detroit (song)) 1977 studio album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Bridges
Studio album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Recorded1977
GenreSoul, jazz-funk, funk, jazz, spoken word
Length39:13
LabelArista
ProducerGil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson
Co-producer Larry Fallon, Tom Wilson
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson chronology
It's Your World
(1976) 		Bridges
(1977) 		Secrets
(1978)
Professional ratings
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AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on Arista Records.

"We Almost Lost Detroit"

The song "We Almost Lost Detroit", which shares its title with the 1975 John G. Fuller book of the same name, recounts the story of the nuclear meltdown at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Frenchtown Township near Monroe, Michigan, in 1966. It was performed at the No Nukes concert in September 1979 at Madison Square Garden. This song was also contributed to the No Nukes album in November 1979 and No Nukes concert film in May 1980.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gil Scott-Heron except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello Sunday! Hello Road!" 3:37
2."Song of the Wind" 3:53
3."Racetrack in France"Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson4:15
4."Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind)"Scott-Heron, Jackson7:31
5."Under the Hammer" 3:59
6."We Almost Lost Detroit" 5:19
7."Tuskeegee #626" 0:33
8."Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From)" 5:45
9."95 South (All of the Places We've Been)" 4:51

Personnel

  • Gil Scott-Heron - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
  • Brian Jackson - Flute, Keyboards, T.O.N.T.O.
  • Danny Bowens - Bass
  • Joe Blocker, Reggie Brisbane - Drums
  • Fred Payne, Marlo Henderson - Guitar
  • Tony Duncanson, Barnett Williams - Percussion
  • Bilal Sunni Ali - Saxophone
  • Delbert Tailor - Trumpet

Charts

Year Album Chart positions
US US
R&B 		Jazz Albums
1977 Bridges 130 — 16

Legacy

References

  1. ^ Schwachter, Jeff. Bridges - Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson: Bridges". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 622.
  4. Spignesi, Stephen J. (December 1, 2004). Catastrophe!: The 100 Greatest Disasters Of All Time. Citadel Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0806525587.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. No Nukes - Various Artists at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  6. Bush, John. Gil Scott-Heron at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

External links

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  • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1974)
  • The Best of Gil Scott-Heron (Arista) (1984)
  • Tales of Gil Scott-Heron (1990)
  • Glory: The Gil Scott-Heron Collection (1990)
  • Ghetto Style (1998)
  • The Gil Scott-Heron Collection: Sampler 1974-1975 (1998)
  • Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron (1999)
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