Tower Of Power "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now" (1976) -Funk / Rhythm & Blues-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & David Bartlett)
02 - Be Your Side (Edward McGee & Clifford Coulter)
03 - Make Someone Happy (Ron E. Beck & Keith Rogers)
04 - Doin' Alright (Bruce Conte & Coleman Head)
05 - Because I Think The World Of You (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)

Side 2

01 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Can't Stand To See The Slaughter (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - It's So Nice (T. Castillo, Emilio Castillo, David Bartlett, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
04 - Deal With It (Chester Thompson)
05 - While We Went To The Moon (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, David Bartlett & Emilio Castillo)


Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Production Assistance : Alan Chinowsky
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank ; Record Plant, Los Angeles / Sausalito & CBS Studios, San Francisco
Recording Engineer : Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineer : Bob Edwards
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
Assistant Engineer : Rich Ehrman
Our thanks to Frank Capp for assembling the fine 16-piece String Section (Gerald Vinci, Concertmaster), & to D.B., Riff, "I Got To Be Frank" Biner, Red, Michelle and assorted Record Plant crazies, and several wives for comin' to the party...

Tower Of Power :
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax & Lyricon
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Superbone, Bass Trombone, Baritone Horn & Vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Vocals
Edward McGee : Lead vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer & Vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums, Dhaka-di-bello & Vocals


Side 1

01 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power
Tenor Sax Solo by Lenny Pickett
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

02 - Be Your Side

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Tenor Sax Solo by Lenny Pickett
Additional Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn by Bill Lamb
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

03 - Make Someone Happy

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Flugelhorn Solo by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Carol Rogers

04 - Doin' Alright

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

05 - Because I Think The World Of You

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

Side 2

01 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Melba Joyce, Pat Henley & Ivory Stone

02 - Can't Stand To See The Slaughter

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson

03 - It's So Nice

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams

04 - Deal With It

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Additional Background vocals by Carol Rogers

05 - While We Went To The Moon

Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Chester Thompson
Superbone Solo by Mic Gillette
Lunar Background vocals by Carol Rogers