31/01/2014

Tower Of Power "We Came To Play" (1978) -Funk / Soul-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - We Came To Play (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru (Clifford Coulter)
03 - Let Me Touch You (Ron E. Beck, S. Beck, Victor Conte, Chester Thompson & Edward McGee)
04 - Ying-Yang Thang (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

Side 2

01 - Share My Life (Bruce Conte, Hubert Tubbs & Coleman Head)
02 - Bittersweet Soul Music (Rob Moltoza)
03 - Am I A Fool (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Love Bug (Ron E. Beck, Victor Conte, Chester Thompson & Steve Cropper)
05 - Somewhere Down The Road (Bruce Conte & Coleman Head)


Produced by Steve Cropper for Midnight Hour Music
Engineered by Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Cheech D'Amico, Rick Sanchez, Steve Fontano & Alex Kashevaroff
Recorded & Mixed at Cherokee Studio (L.A.) & Record Plant (Sausalito)
Concertmaster : Gerald Vinci

Tower Of Power :
Michael Jeffries : Lead vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Computone Wind Synthesizer Driver/E-Mu Systems Synthesizer, BBb Contrabass Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Alto Flute & Bass Flute
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Polymmog, ARP String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Acoustic Grand Piano & Background vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar & Background vocals
Victor Conte : Bass
Ronnie Beck : Drums & Background vocals (Lead vocals on "Love Bug")


Side 1

01 - We Came To Play

Rhythm Section Arranged by Victor Conte & Chester Thompson
Horn Arrangement by Chester Thompson
Woodwind Break Arranged & Performed by Lenny Pickett
Flugelhorn Solo by Greg Adams

02 - Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams, Clifford Coulter & Ronnie Beck
Mini-Moog Solo & Additional Background vocal by Clifford Coulter
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper

03 - Let Me Touch You

Horn Arrangement by Mic Gillette & Stephen "Doc" Kupka
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper

04 - Ying-Yang Thang

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams

Side 2

01 - Share My Life

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocal by Carol Rogers

02 - Bittersweet Soul Music

Horn & Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
Additional Background vocals by Brooks Hunnicutt, Karen Wright & Lisa Roberts

03 - Am I A Fool

Horn & Strings Arrangements by Chester Thompson

04 - Love Bug

Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Lead vocal by Ronnie Beck
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper
Additional Drums by David Garibaldi
Additional Background Bass Vocal by Jim McCandless

05 - Somewhere Down The Road

Horn & Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
Synthesizer Solo by Lenny Pickett
Additional Guitar by Steve Cropper