Bridges (Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album)
| Bridges | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz-funk, funk, jazz, spoken word | |||
| Length | 39:13 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson Co-producer Larry Fallon, Tom Wilson | |||
| Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on Arista Records.
"We Almost Lost Detroit"
[edit]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.[4] 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.[5][1]
Track listing
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Year | Album | Chart positions[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
| 1977 | Bridges | 130 | — | 16 |
Legacy
[edit]- The song "We Almost Lost Detroit" is sampled by:
- "Brown Skin Lady" by Black Star on Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star[citation needed]
- "The People" by Common 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
[edit]- ^ a b Schwachter, Jeff. Bridges - Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 622.
- ^ 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.
