''Bridges'' is an album by

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and Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on

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"We Almost Lost Detroit"

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

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book of the

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, recounts the story of the nuclear meltdown at the

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in Frenchtown Township near

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, 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

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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 Eve ...

- 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

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on ''

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'' **"

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" by

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on ''

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'' * 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 collaborative albums Albums produced by Larry Fallon Albums produced by Tom Wilson (record producer) Arista Records albums Gil Scott-Heron albums