Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on Arista Records.
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] |
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]
All tracks are written by Gil Scott-Heron except as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Year | Album | Chart positions[6] | ||
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US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
1977 | Bridges | 130 | — | 16 |