We Almost Lost Detroit (song)
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| Studio album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson | ||||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soul, Jazz-funk, Funk, Jazz, Spoken word | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson Co-producer Larry Fallon, Tom Wilson |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on Arista Records.
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. 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.
All tracks written by Gil Scott-Heron except as noted.
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