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Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)
Engineered by Malcolm Cecil, also For the Love of You, Parts 1 & 2 (The Isley Brothers), Get It On (T. Rex) and Fight the Power, Parts 1 & 2 (The Isley Brothers)
Produced by Malcolm Cecil, also Superstition (Stevie Wonder), For the Love of You, Parts 1 & 2 (The Isley Brothers) and Fight the Power, Parts 1 & 2 (The Isley Brothers)
Mixed by Malcolm Cecil, also Superstition (Stevie Wonder), Amarillo, Barbados (Ginger Baker Trio) and Sunday at the Hillcrest (Ginger Baker Trio)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Gil Scott‐Heron wrote 69 songs on fono
Malcolm Cecil engineered 43 songs on fono
Brian Jackson’s most frequent co-producer is Gil Scott‐Heron (20 songs together)
Gil Scott‐Heron’s most frequent co-writer is Brian Jackson (19 songs together)
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Gil Scott‐Heron
- Produced by
- Brian Jackson, Gil Scott‐Heron and Malcolm Cecil
- Performed by
- Brian Jackson, Danny Bowens, Fred Payne and Gil Scott‐Heron
- Engineered by
- Malcolm Cecil
- Mixed by
- Malcolm Cecil
- Part of
- Bridges
- Released on
- Arista
- Written by
- Gil Scott‐Heron
- Produced by
- Brian Jackson, Gil Scott‐Heron and Malcolm Cecil
- Performed by
- Brian Jackson, Danny Bowens, Fred Payne and Gil Scott‐Heron
- Engineered by
- Malcolm Cecil
- Mixed by
- Malcolm Cecil
- Part of
- Bridges
- Released on
- Arista
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Malcolm Cecil
Same producer: Malcolm Cecil
Same label: Arista
Same release: Bridges
Same engineer: Malcolm Cecil
Same mixer: Malcolm Cecil
Same label: Arista
Same release: Bridges
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Brian Jackson
We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Danny Bowens
We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Danny Bowens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Fred Payne
We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Fred Payne
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
We Almost Lost Detroit was performed by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was produced by Brian Jackson
We Almost Lost Detroit was produced by Brian Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was produced by Gil Scott‐Heron
We Almost Lost Detroit was produced by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was produced by Malcolm Cecil
We Almost Lost Detroit was produced by Malcolm Cecil
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
We Almost Lost Detroit was written by Gil Scott‐Heron
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit is part of the release Bridges
We Almost Lost Detroit is part of the release Bridges
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song We Almost Lost Detroit
Arista is the label of the song We Almost Lost Detroit
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was engineered by Malcolm Cecil
We Almost Lost Detroit was engineered by Malcolm Cecil
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was mixed by Malcolm Cecil
We Almost Lost Detroit was mixed by Malcolm Cecil
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz We Almost Lost Detroit was released on 1977-12
We Almost Lost Detroit was released on 1977-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026