Bridges (Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album)
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Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron & 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 near Monroe, MI, in 1966.[2] 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.[3][1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gil Scott-Heron except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Sunday! Hello Road!" | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "Song Of The Wind" | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "Racetrack In France" | Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind)" | Scott-Heron, Jackson | 7:31 |
| 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 Brubane - Drums
- Fred Payne, Marlo Henderson - Guitar
- Tony Duncanson, Barnett Williams - Percussion
- Bilal Sunni Ali - Saxophone
- Delbert Tailor - Trumpet
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
| 1977 | Bridges | 130 | — | 16 |
Legacy
- The song "We Almost Lost Detroit" is sampled by:
- "Brown Skin Lady"" by Black Star on their Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star album [5]
- "The People"" by Common on his Finding Forever album[6]
- The song "We Almost Lost Detroit" is covered by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. on their album It's a Corporate World (2011).
References
- ^ a b Schwachter, Jeff. Bridges - Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Spignesi, Stephen J. (December 1, 2004). Catastrophe!: The 100 Greatest Disasters Of All Time. Citadel Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0806525587.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. No Nukes - Various Artists at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Bush, John. Gil Scott-Heron at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Black Star's Brown Skin Lady sample of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's We Almost Lost Detroit". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Common feat. Dwele's The People sample of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's We Almost Lost Detroit". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 13, 2011. Cite error: The named reference "who2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).