Label : Warner Archives / Rhino Records
01 - You Got To Funkifize (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)02 - What Happened To The World That Day? (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - Down To The Nightclub (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
04 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)
05 - What Is Hip? (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
06 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)
07 - This Time It's Real (David Bartlett, Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
08 - Will I Ever Find A Love? (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
09 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
10 - Time Will Tell (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)
11 - Below Us, All The City Lights (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
12 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (Lenny Williams & Johnny Watson)
13 - Willing To Learn (Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka)
14 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground (Stephen Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
15 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Greg Adams)
16 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
Original Recordings Produced by Ron Capone, Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Compilation Produced by Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Gary Peterson
Executive Producers : Michelle Zarin & David McLees
Project Coordination : Jo Motta
Sound Produced by Bill Inglot
Remastering : Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot at Digiprep
Tower Of Power
The Warner Bros. Years (1972-1976)
Lead Vocalists :
Rick Stevens (A)
Lenny Williams (B-D)
Hubert Tubbs (E-F)
Horn Section
Mic Gillette (A-F) : 1st Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn, Baritone Horn, Vocals
Greg Adams (A-F) : 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Orchestra Bells, Conductor/Strings, Vocals
Skip Mesquite (A) : 1st Tenor Sax, Flute, Vocals
Lenny Pickett (B-F) : 1st Tenor Sax, Flute, Alto Sax, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Flute, Piccolo, Contra-Bass Clarinet, Bass Sax, Lyricon, Vocals
Emilio Castillo (A-F) : 2nd Tenor Sax, Vocals, Co-Lead on "Down To The Nightclub" & "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous"
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka (A-F) : Baritone Sax, Oboe, English Horn, Vocals
Rhythm Section :
Willie Fulton (A) : Guitar, Vocals
Bruce Conte (B-F) : Guitar, Vocals
Chester Thompson (B-F) : Organ, Bass Pedals, Clavinet, Piano, Arp String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes Piano, Vocals
Francis Rocco Prestia (A-F) : Bass
David Garibaldi (A-C, E-F) : Drums
David Bartlett (D) : Drums, Vocals
Brent Byars (A-C) : Congas, Bongos, Vocals
All Horn & String Arrangements by Greg Adams, except the Horn Arrangement for "Don't Change Horses" by Tower Of Power Horn Section
01 - You Got To Funkifize
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02 - What Happened To The World That Day?
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7635 (9/20/72)
03 - Down To The Nightclub
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7635 (9/20/72) ; Pop #66
04 - You're Still A Young Man
An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7612 (6/8/72) : Pop #29, R&B #24
Tracks 01-04
From the Album 'Bump City' (A)
Warner Bros. #BS-2616 (5/72) ; Pop #85, R&B #16
Produced by Ron Capone (for Trans Maximus) & Tower Of Power
Engineered by Ron Capone & Steve Cropper
Recorded & Mixed at TMI Sound Studios, Memphis, TN
05 - What Is Hip?
An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7748 (10/31/73) ; Pop #91, R&B #39
06 - So Very Hard To Go
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7687 (3/21/73) ; Pop #17, R&B #11
07 - This Time It's Real
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7733 (8/8/73) ; Pop #65, R@B #27
08 - Will I Ever Find A Love?
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09 - Soul Vaccination
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7733 (8/8/73)
Tracks 05-09
From the Album 'Tower Of Power' (B)
Warner Bros. #BS-2681 (5/11/73) ; Pop #15, R&B #11
Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Engineered by Jim Gaines
Assisted by Alan Chinowsky
Recorded & Mixed at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA
Additional Musicians / Jay Spell : Piano on "So Very Hard To Go", "This Time It's Real" & "Will I Ever Find A Love?"
10 - Time Will Tell
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7796 (3/13/74) ; Pop #69, R&B #27
11 - Below Us, All The City Lights
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12 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-7828 (6/19/74), Pop #26, R&B #22
Tracks 10-12
From the Album 'Back To Oakland' (C)
Warner Bros. #BS-2749 (2/18/74), Pop #26, R&B #13
Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Engineered by Jim Gaines, Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Recorded at Kaye/Smith Studios, Seattle, WA ; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Additional Musicians / Ray Gillette & Kell Houston : Trombone on "Time Will Tell"
Vincent DeRosa, David Duke & Richard Perissi : French Horn
Frank Rosolino & Tom Shepard : Trombone
Bud Shank : Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax, Piccolo
Harry Betts : Conductor on "Below Us, All The City Lights"
Marilyn Scott : Backing vocals on "Time Will Tell" & "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)"
Alice Thompson : Backing vocals on "Time Will Tell"
Pepper Watkins : Backing vocals on "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)"
13 - Willing To Learn
An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-8083 (3/5/75) ; R&B #77
14 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground
An Edited Version was issued as Warner Bros. Single #WB-8055 (11/6/74) ; Pop #102, R&B #85
15 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
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Tracks 13-15
From the Album 'Urban Renewal' (D)
Warner Bros. #BS-2834 (1/3/75), Pop #22, R&B #19
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineered by Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assisted by Kurt Kinzel & Cris Morris
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Additional Musicians / David Garibaldi : Drums on "Willing To Learn"
Carter Collins : Congas on "Only So Much Oil In The Ground"
Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins : Backing vocals on "Only So Much Oil In The Ground"
Gerald Vinci : Concertmaster on "Willing To Learn" & "I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To"
16 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
Track 16
From the Album 'In The Slot (E)
Warner Bros. #BS-2880 (9/15/75) ; Pop #67, R&B #29
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineered by Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assisted by Cris Morris
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Additional Musicians / David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner & Roger Rifkind : Backing vocals
Also Available :
'Live And In Living Color' (F)
Warner Bros. #BS-2924 (4/23/76) ; Pop #99, R&B #29
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineered by Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assisted by Cris Morris & Tom Anderson
Recorded Live at Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA ; Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA by Record Plant Remote
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA