''Bridges'' is an album by

Gil Scott-Heron Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American Jazz poetry, jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician ...

and Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on

Arista Records Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...

"We Almost Lost Detroit"

The song "We Almost Lost Detroit", which shares its title with the 1975

John G. Fuller John Grant Fuller, Jr. (November 30, 1913 – November 7, 1990) was a New England-based American author of several nonfiction books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extraterrestrials and the supernatural. For many years ...

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

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. This song was also contributed to the No Nukes album in November 1979 and No Nukes concert

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in May 1980.

Track listing

Personnel

- 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 Marlo Henderson was an American guitarist and saxophonist, who played in mainly blues and R&B genres. As a session musician he played on albums such as ''Off the Wall'' by Michael Jackson, '' Them Changes'' by Buddy Miles, '' Face to Face'' by ...

- Guitar *Tony Duncanson, Barnett Williams - Percussion *Bilal Sunni Ali - Saxophone *Delbert Tailor - Trumpet

Charts

Legacy

*The song "We Almost Lost Detroit" is sampled by: **"Brown Skin Lady" by

Black Star Black Star or Blackstar may refer to: Astronomy *Black star (semiclassical gravity), a theoretical star built using semiclassical gravity as an alternative to a black hole *Saturn, referred to as "Black Star" in ancient Judaeic belief Literature ...

on '' Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'' **" The People" by

Common Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally com ...

on '' Finding Forever'' * The song "We Almost Lost Detroit" is covered by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. on their album ''It's a Corporate World'' (2011).

References

External links

Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson-Bridges at Discogs
{{Authority control 1977 albums Gil Scott-Heron albums Albums produced by Larry Fallon Albums produced by Tom Wilson (record producer) Arista Records albums Collaborative albums