Sunday 23 May 2010

Tower Of Power ''Bump City''

Tower Of Power

''Bump City''
( LP Warner Bros. Records, 1972 )
Catalog # K 46167


Tracklisting:
A1 - You Got To Funkifize 4:31
A2 - What Happened To The World That Day? 4:12
A3 - Flash In The Pan 3:35
A4 - Gone 3:42
Written-By - G. Adams, S. Mesquite
A5 - You Strike My Main Nerve 2:53
Written-By - L. Gordon, L. Williams
B1 - Down To The Nightclub 2:43
Written-By - D. Garibaldi
B2 - You're Still A Young Man 5:36
B3 - Skating On Thin Ice 3:39
B4 - Of The Earth 4:33

Personnel & Credits:
Bass - Francis Rocco Prestia
Congas, Vocals - Brent Byars
Drums - David Garibaldi
Engineer - Ron Capone
Guitar, Vocals - Willie James Fulton
Lead Vocals - Rick Stevens
Mixed By - Ron Capone , Steve Cropper
Piano, Organ - Jay Spell (tracks: A2, B2, B4)
Producer - Ron Capone , Tower Of Power
Saxophone [Baritone], Vocals - Stephen Kupka
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute, Vocals - Skip Mesquite
Saxophone [Tenor], Vocals - Emilio Castilio
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Piano, Vocals - Greg Adams
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Vocals - Mic Gillette
Written-By - E. Castillo (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4) , S. Kupka (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4)

Review:
The second Tower of Power LP, Bump City was the first to make any impact. The group went to Memphis, cut their first great single in "You're Still A Young Man," and learned firsthand about funk and soul. The production and arrangements were much improved over the debut album, as was the engineering and overall technical quality. Their lines were crisper, the unison and ensemble passages much sharper, and they were beginning to round into shape.
By Ron Wynn
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By Celo

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