Tower Of Power "The Very Best Of - The Warner Years" (2001) -Soul / Funk-

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

Tower Of Power "Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live" (1999) -Funk-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment

 01 - Soul With A Capital 'S' (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

02 - I Like Your Style (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Nick Milo)

03 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

04 - Down To The Night Club (Bump City) (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)

05 - Willin' To Learn (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

06 - Souled Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Marlon McClain)

07 - Diggin' On James Brown (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Ken Kessie)

08 - To Say The Least You're The Most (Larry Williams & Johnny 'Guitar' Watson)

09 - You Strike My Main Nerve (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo, A Gordon & Lenny Williams)

10 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Lenny Williams)

11 - You Got To Funkifize (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

12 - So Very Hard To Go (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

13 - What Is Hip (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)

14 - You're Still A Young Man (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

15 - So I Got To Groove (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Herman Matthews)

Brent Carter : Lead vocals

Emilio Castillo : Tenor Sax, Background vocals, Lead vocals on Tracks 04, 07 & 11

Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax

Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax, All Tenor Sax Solos

Jesse McGuire : Lead Trumpet, Trumpet Solo on Tracks 05 & 09, Background vocals, Band Introduction

Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Lead Trumpet on Tracks 05, 10 & 11, Trumpet Solo on Track 13, Flugelhorn, Flugelhorn Solo on Track 12, Background vocals

Francis Rocco Prestia : Bass

David Garibaldi : Drums

Jeff Tamelier : Guitar; Background vocals, Co-Lead vocal on Track 04

Nick Milo : Keyboards, Background vocals

Produced by Emilio Castillo

Horn Arrangements by Greg Adams, except Tracks 05 & 07 by Barry Danielian & David Mann, & Track 15 by Dave Eskridge

Tracks 02, 06, 09 & 10 Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, Oct 10, 1998

Recorded by Tom Flye

Assisted by Scott Peets, Jeff Keese & Chuck Orozcko

Mobile Recording by Design FX Remote Recording

Tracks 01, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15

Live at the Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, Oct 8, 1998

Recorded by Biff Dawes

Assisted by Doug Field & Phil Kneebone

Mobile Recording by Westwood One

Mixed by Clarke Rigsby at Sound Lab, Tempe, AZ

Additional Recording by Clarke Rigsby at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ

Assembled by David Shirk at Sonorous Mastering, Tempe, AZ

Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Studios, New York

Tower Of Power "In The Slot" (1975) -Funk / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Slot One

01 - Just Enough And Too Much (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
02 - Treat Me Like Your Man (Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
03 - If I Play My Cards Right (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
04 - As Surely As I Stand Here (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Chester Thompson & Emilio Castillo)
05 - Fanfare: Matanuska (Greg Adams)
06 - On The Serious Side (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

Slot Two

01 - Ebony Jam (Chester Thompson)
02 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Frank Biner, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - Vuela Por Noche (David Garibaldi, Bruce Conte, Greg Adams & Francis 'Rocco' Prestia)
04 - Essence Of Innocence (Chester Thompson)
05 - The Soul Of A Child (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Bruce Conte & Emilio Castillo)
06 - Drop It In The Slot (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)


Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Greg Adams

Additional Background vocals : Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott, Pepper Watkins, David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner & Roger Rifkind 
Special Thanks To Ron Barnett, Doug 'Kim' Sohn, David Crockett, Jerry Perkins & Peter Sultzbach

Hubert Tubbs : Lead vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar, Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, ARP Ensemble, Background vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax (All Sax Solos), Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Contra-Bass Clarinet, Lyricon
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals (Co-Lead on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous")
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Bass Trombone, Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet (Solo on "Vuela Por Noche"), Flugelhorn (Solo on "Ebony Jam")

Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineer : Cris Morris

Tower Of Power "Back To Oakland" (1974) -Funk / Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side 1

01 - Oakland Stroke... (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo,David Garibaldi & Tower Of Power)
02 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (Lenny Williams & Johnny Watson)
03 - Just When We Start Makin' It (Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
05 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

Side 2

01 - Time Will Tell (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
02 - Man From The Past (Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
03 - Love's Been Gone So Long (Bruce Conte)
04 - I Got The Shop (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
05 - Below Us All The City Lights (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
06 - ...Oakland Stroke (Stephen 'Doc'Kupka, Emilio Castillo,David Garibaldi & Tower Of Power)


Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo

Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Bass Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax, English Horn, Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Orchestra Bells, Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Background vocals
Bruce Conte : Guitar, Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Fender Rhodes Piano, Clavinet, Background vocals
Lenny Williams : Lead vocals
Brent Byars : Conga Drums
David Garibaldi : Drums
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass

All Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
All Strings Conducted by Greg Adams except "Below Us All The City Lights" Conducted by Harry Betts

Our thanks to Frank Capp for assembly these Musicians for "Below Us All The City Lights" :

Bud Shank : Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax, Piccolo

Frank Rosalino & Tom Shepard : Trombones

Vincent De Rosa, David Duke & Richard Perissi : French Horns

... and the 16 fine strings

Ray Gillette & Kell Houston : Trombone on "Time Will Tell"

Additional Voices Provided by Marilyn Scott & Alice Thompson on "Time Will Tell" And by Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins on "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)", "Just When We Start Makin' It", "Love's Been Gone So Long" & "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)"

Recorded at :
Kaye/Smith Studios, Seattle
Recording Engineer : Jim Gaines
Sound Production : Alan Chinowsky
... and Record Plant, Sausalito
Recording Engineer : Tom Flye
Sound Production : Alan Chinowsky
Remix Engineers : Jim Gaines & Alan Chinowsky


Side 1

01 - Oakland Stroke...

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02 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)

Arranged by Tower Of Power

03 - Just When We Start Makin' It

Arranged by Greg Adams

04 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)

Arranged by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power

05 - Squib Cakes

Arranged by Chester Thompson
Solos :
Bruce Conte : Guitar
Greg Adams : Flugelhorn
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax
Chester Thomspon : Organ & Bass Pedals

Side 2

01 - Time Will Tell

Arranged by Greg Adams

02 - Man From The Past

Arranged by Tower Of Power

03 - Love's Been Gone So Long

Arranged by Greg Adams

04 - I Got The Shop

Arranged by Tower Of Power

05 - Below Us All The City Lights

Arranged by Greg Adams

06 - ...Oackland Stroke

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Tower Of Power "50 Years Of Funk & Soul - Live At The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, June 2018" (2021) -Funk-

Label : Mack Avenue Records II, LLC

 SIDE ONE (52 mn)

01 - Stroke (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

02 - Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & David Bartlett)

03 - You Ought To Be Having Fun (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Hubert Tubbs)

04 - Soul With A Capital S (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

05 - Stop (Jerry Cortez & Emilio Castillo)

06 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Frank Biner & Emilio Castillo)

07 - On The Serious Side (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

08 - Just When We Start Makin' It (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Lenny Williams)

09 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

10 - What Is Hip? / Soul Power (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)

Bonus Songs

11 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)? (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Lenny Williams)

12 - Maybe It'll Rub Off (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Chester Thompson)

SIDE TWO (65 mn)

01 - Do You Like That? (Emilio Castillo & Mark Dolin)

02 - Drop It In The Slot (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

03 - Don't Change Horses (Lenny Williams & Johnny Watson)

04 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

05 - On The Soul Side Of Town (Emilio Castillo & Leo Sacks)

06 - Diggin' On James Brown (Medley): Diggin' On James Brown / It's A New Day / Mother Popcorn / There It Is / I Got The Feelin' / Diggin' On James Brown Reprise (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Ken Kessie) / (James Brown) / (James Brown) / (James Brown) / (James Brown) / (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Ken Kessie)

07 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

08 - Knock Yourself Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

09 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

Bonus Features (16 mn)

Rehearsal / Interview

ToP Alumni / Back to Oakland

Expanded Horns & Strings

The Fans

ToP Day in Oakland, CA

Total running time - 146 mn

A Chime Interactive Production / Produced by Jon R. Luini / Directed by Arthur Rosato

Executive Producer for Tower Of Power's 50th Anniversary : Tom Consolo

Music Producers : Joe Vannelli & Emilio Castillo

Tower Of Power :

Emilio Castillo : Bandleader, 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals ; Lead vocals on "Diggin' On James Brown", Partial Lead vocal on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous" & "Maybe It'll Rub Off"

Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax

Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass on "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" & "You're Still A Young Man"

David Garibaldi : Drums

Roger Smith : Keyboards, Background vocals

Tom Politzer : 1st Tenor Sax, Background vocals

Adolfo Cortez : Guitar, Background vocals

Sal Cracchiolo : Lead Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background vocals

Marcus Scott : Lead vocals on All Tracks except "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" & "You're Still A Young Man"

Marc van Wageningen : Bass on All Tracks except "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" & "You're Still A Young Man"

Tower Of Power Alumni :

Chester Thompson : Hammond B3, Clavinet

Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax

Bruce Conte : Guitar on "What Is Hip? / Soul Power" & "Squib Cakes"

Ray Greene : Trombone

Additional Musicians :

Dave Eskridge : Horn & String Arranger, Additional Keyboards

Melanie Jackson : Background vocals

Tony Lindsay : Background vocals

Chime Interactive Video Production

Produced by Jon Luini - Chime Interactive

Directed by Arthur Rosato

Edited by Jon Luini & Arthur Rosato

Lighting & Design Director : Jeff Ravitz, Intensity Advisors

Lighting Engineer : Dee Stone

Production Lead : Jon Fox

Line/Tech Producer : Doug Farris

Tech Manager : Cesar Salazar

Tech Manager Assistant : Cody Fansler

Camera Operators : Amy Pangilinan, Chris Sentovich, Jim Granato, Ron Ciro, Stephen Berke, William Harper

Jib Operator : Joe Wolohan

Railcam Operators : Brent Murray, Ryan McNurney

Color Grading House : Ghost Hand Productions

Colorist : Michael Wiser

Media Management : Craig McGillivray

Production Assistants : Rocky Mullin, Olive Fox

Still Photography : Elissa Rosato

Additional Bonus Feature Editing by ZZ Satriani

Additional Interview & B-roll Footage

Director : Brad Magon - Murph 6 Productions

Camera Operators : Robert Phillips & Marcus Glasgow

Opening crane drone footage by Eddie Codel

Orchestrations & Adaptations by Dave Eskridge

Original Arrangements :

Horns & Strings Arranged by Greg Adams, except :

"Squib Cakes" & "Maybe It'll Rub Off" Horns Arranged by Chester Thompson

James Brown Medley: "Diggin' On James Brown" Horn Arranged by David Mann & Barry Danielian

"There It Is" & "I Got The Feelin'" Horns Arranged by Adolfo Acosta

"It's A New Day" & "Mother Popcorn" Horns Arranged by Mike Bogart

"Souled Out" Horns Arranged by David Mann & Barry Danielian

"You Ought To Be Having Fun", "You're So Wonderful So Marvelous", "On The Soul Side Of Town", "Do You Like That?" Strings Arranged by Dave Eskridge

"Stop", "On The Soul Side Of Town" & "Do You Like That?" Horns Arranged by Dave Eskridge

The Fow Theather / Another Planet Entertainment

Gregg Perloff, Sherry Wasserman

Tony Leong, Fox Theater Production Manager

Recorded at The Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 1 & 2, 2018

Recorded by Mark Hornsby, Jimmy Blankenship & Nathan Heironimus from Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, IN

Recording Supervised & Mixed by Joe Vannelli

Mixed at Blue Moon Studio, Agoura Hills, CA

Mixing Supervised & Assisted by Emilio Castillo

Set Up at Blue Moon Studio, Assisted Joe Primeau

DVD Audio Mastered by Joe Vannelli at Blue Moon Digital

DVD Authoring by Rich Winter at Blackbird Digital Studios

Party Assembly for DDP & Adm by Harold LaRue Mastering

CD Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Executive Producers for Mack Avenue Music Group : Gretchen Valade & Denny Stilwell

Senior Director of A&R : Will Wakefield

VP, Creative Services + Production : Maria Ehrenreich

Product Manager : Matthew Jurasek

Tower Of Power "50 Years Of Funk & Soul - Live At The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, June 2018" (2021) -Funk-

Label : Mack Avenue Records II, LLC

CD 1

01 - Stroke (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

02 - Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & David Bartlett)

03 - You Ought To Be Having Fun (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Hubert Tubbs)

04 - Soul With A Capital S (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

05 - Stop (Jerry Cortez & Emilio Castillo)

06 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Frank Biner & Emilio Castillo)

07 - On The Serious Side (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

08 - Just When We Start Makin' It (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Lenny Williams)

09 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

10 - What Is Hip? / Soul Power (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)

11 - Do You Like That? (Emilio Castillo & Mark Dolin)

12 - Drop It In The Slot (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

CD 2

01 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)? (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Lenny Williams)

02 - Maybe It'll Rub Off (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Chester Thompson)

03 - Don't Change Horses (Lenny Williams & Johnny Watson)

04 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

05 - On The Soul Side Of Town (Emilio Castillo & Leo Sacks)

06 - Diggin' On James Brown (Medley): Diggin' On James Brown / It's A New Day / Mother Popcorn / There It Is / I Got The Feelin' / Diggin' On James Brown Reprise (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Ken Kessie) / (James Brown) / (James Brown) / (James Brown) / (James Brown) / (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Ken Kessie)

07 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

08 - Knock Yourself Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)

09 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)

10 - Souled Out (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Marlon McClain)

DVD

Set One (52 mn)

Set Two (65 mn)

Bonus Song (13 mn)

Bonus Features (16 mn)

DVD Total running time - 146 mn

Executive Producer for Tower Of Power's 50th Anniversary : Tom Consolo

Music Producers : Joe Vannelli & Emilio Castillo

Recorded at The Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 1 & 2, 2018

Recorded by Mark Hornsby, Jimmy Blankenship & Nathan Heironimus from Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, IN

Recording Supervised & Mixed by Joe Vannelli

Mixed at Blue Moon Studio, Agoura Hills, CA

Mixing Supervised & Assisted by Emilio Castillo

Set Up at Blue Moon Studio, Assisted Joe Primeau

DVD Audio Mastered by Joe Vannelli at Blue Moon Digital

DVD Authoring by Rich Winter at Blackbird Digital Studios

Party Assembly for DDP & Adm by Harold LaRue Mastering

CD Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Executive Producers for Mack Avenue Music Group : Gretchen Valade & Denny Stilwell

Senior Director of A&R : Will Wakefield

VP, Creative Services + Production : Maria Ehrenreich

Product Manager : Matthew Jurasek

Tower Of Power :

Emilio Castillo : Bandleader, 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals ; Lead vocals on "Diggin' On James Brown", Partial Lead vocal on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous" & "Maybe It'll Rub Off"

Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax

Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass on "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" & "You're Still A Young Man"

David Garibaldi : Drums

Roger Smith : Keyboards, Background vocals

Tom Politzer : 1st Tenor Sax, Background vocals

Adolfo Cortez : Guitar, Background vocals

Sal Cracchiolo : Lead Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background vocals

Marcus Scott : Lead vocals on All Tracks except "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" & "You're Still A Young Man"

Marc van Wageningen : Bass on All Tracks except "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" & "You're Still A Young Man"

Tower Of Power Alumni :

Chester Thompson : Hammond B3, Clavinet

Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax

Bruce Conte : Guitar on "What Is Hip? / Soul Power" & "Squib Cakes"

Ray Greene : Trombone

Additional Musicians :

Dave Eskridge : Horn & String Arranger, Additional Keyboards

Melanie Jackson : Background vocals

Tony Lindsay : Background vocals

Tower Of Power Strings on "You Ought To Be Having Fun", "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous", "Just When We Start Makin' It", "Do You Like That?", "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?", "On The Soul Side Of Town", "So Very Hard To Go", "You're Still A Young Man"

Tower Of Power "Step Up" (2020) -Soul / Funk-

Label : Artistry Music

01 - East Bay, All The Way! (David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)
02 - Step Up (Emilio Castillo & Roger Smith)
03 - The Story Of You And I (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Who Would Have Thought (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Nick Lane & Lamont Van Hook)
05 - Addicted To You (Emilio Castillo & Sidney Justin)
06 - Look In My Eyes (Thomas William Schuman, Francis Rocco Prestia & Kevin Henry Whalum)
07 - You Da One (Thomas William Schuman, Francis Rocco Prestia & Sennie Rudolph Martin)
08 - Sleeping With You Baby (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
09 - If It's Tea Give Me Coffee (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & William Ross)
10 - Beyond My Wildest Dreams (Bruce Conte)
11 - Any Excuse Will Do (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Lenny Pickett & Emilio Castillo)
12 - If You Wanna Be A Winner (David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith, Jerry Cortez & Emilio Castillo)
13 - Let's Celebrate Our Love (Emilio Castillo & Mark Dolin)
14 - East Bay! Oaktown All The Way! (David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)


Producers : Joe Vannelli & Emilio Castillo
Executive Producers : Gretchen Valade & Denny Stillwell
Senior Director A&R : Will Wakefield
Recorded & Mixed at Blue Moon Studio, Agoura Hills, CA
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Joe Vannelli
Assistant Engineer : Joe Primeau
Additional Recording : Track Shack Studio, Sacramento, CA
Recording Engineer : Peter De Leon
Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA

Emilio Castillo : Bandleader, 2nd Tenor Sax (All Tracks), Lead vocal (06, 11), Background vocals (All Tracks)
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax (All Tracks)
Francis Rocco Prestia : Bass (All Tracks)
David Garibaldi : Drums (All Tracks), Timbales (01, 07, 12), Solo (14)
Roger Smith : Hammond B3 Organ (All Tracks except 06), Solo (01-03), Keyboards (06, 09, 13), Solo (05, 06), Lead vocal (07)
Jerry Cortez : Rhythm Guitars (All Tracks), Solo (02, 03, 06, 10, 14), Baritone Guitar (02, 06, 11), 12-String Guitar (02), Slide Guitar '03, 06, 09), Electric Sitar (04), Lap Steel Guitar (08), Background vocals (01, 04, 07, 13, 14)
Tom Politzer : 1st Tenor Sax (All Tracks), Solo (01, 04-06, 08-10, 12-14), Alto Sax Solo (03, 11)
Adolfo Acosta : Trumpet (All Tracks), Solo (01, 04), Flugelhorn (04-06), Solo (08)
Sal Cracchiolo : Trumpet (All Tracks), Solo (09), Flugelhorn (04, 06)
Marcus Scott : Lead vocal (03, 08, 13), Background vocals (8, 11, 13)
Ray Greene : Lead vocal (02, 04, 05, 09, 10, 12), Background vocals (02, 03, 05-07, 09-12), Trombone (All Tracks)
Joe Vannelli : Keyboards, Additional Percussion (All Tracks), Vibes (03, 05, 06, 10), Marimba (13)
ToP Strings : Violins & Cellos (04, 05, 08)
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax (12)
Leah Meux & Tiwana Porter : Background vocals (02, 03, 05-07, 11, 13 ; Recorded at Track Shack)
Melanie Jackson : Background vocals (08, 10)
Dave Eskridge : Horn & String Arrangements

Tower Of Power "Soul Side Of Town" (2018) -Funk / Pop Soul-

Label : Mack Avenue Records

01 - East Bay!, All Days! (John David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)
02 - Hangin' With My Baby (Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka & Nick Milo)
03 - Do You Like That? (Emilio Castillo & Mark Dolin)
04 - On The Soul Side Of Town (Emilio Castillo & Leo Sacks)
05 - Do It With Soul (Emilio Castillo & Jeff Tamelier)
06 - Love Must Be Patient And Kind (Stephen Kupka & Nick Lane)
07 - Butter Fried (Roger Smith, Joe Vannelli & Adolfo Acosta)
08 - Selah (Emilio Castillo & Pat Caddick)
09 - Let It Go (Emilio Castillo & Leo Sacks)
10 - Stop (Jerry Cortez & Emilio Castillo)
11 - When Love Takes Control (Emilio Castillo & Pat Caddick)
12 - After Hours (John David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)
13 - Can't Stop Thinking About You (Emilio Castillo, Mark Dolin & Joe Vannelli)
14 - East Bay! Oakland Style! (John David Garibaldi, Francis Rocco Prestia, Roger Smith & Jerry Cortez)


Producers : Joe Vannelli & Emilio Castillo
Executive Producers : Gretchen Valade & Denny Stilwell
Executive VP of A&R : Will Wzkefield
Recorded & Mixed at Blue Moon Studio - Agoura Hills, CA
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Joe Vannelli
Assistant Engineer : Joe Primeau
Additional Recording : Track Shack Studio - Sacramento, CA
Recording Engineer : Peter De Leon
Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios - Hollywood, CA

Emilio Castillo : Bandleader, 2nd Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Francis Rocco Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Roger Smith : Hammond B3 & Keyboards
Jerry Cortez : Guitar, Electric Sitar, Lap Steel, Baritone Guitar & 12-String Guitar
Tom Politzer : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax (Solo), Clarinet & Flute
Adolfo Acosta : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Sal Cracchiolo : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Marcus Scott : Lead & Background vocals
Ray Greene : Lead & Background vocals, Trombone
Joe Vannelli : Keyboards
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax

Horns & Strings Arranged by Dave Eskridge except "Butter Fried"
Horns Arranged by Adolfo Acosta & Joe Vannelli
Background vocals on Tracks 03, 04, 06, 09 & 10 : Leah Meux & Tiwana Porter (Recorded at Track Shack)
All Other Background vocals : Melanie Jackson-Cracchiolo, Emilio Castillo, Jerry Cortez, Ray Greene & Marcus Scott (Recorded at Blue Moon)

Tower Of Power "TOP" (1986) -Funk-

 Label : Genlyrd Grammofon ApS

 1

01 - Baby's Got The Power (Greg Adams, Billy Kent & Ellis Hall Jr.)
02 - Ball And Chain (Max Carl Gronenthal)
03 - Heartbreak In The Makin' (Robben Ford & Ned Doheny)
04 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Hubert Tubbs)
05 - Boys Night Out (Ellis Hall Jr.)

Side 2

01 - Credit (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Through Lovers' Eyes (Ellis Hall Jr., Pamela Phillips & Joe Curiale)
03 - Some Days Were Meant For Rain (Ellis Hall Jr.)
04 - Doggin' At The Cathouse (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
05 - Count On Me (Kevin Wells & Andre Pessis)


Produced by Emilio Castillo
Horns & Strings Arranged by Greg Adams
Engineered & Mixed by Ron Pendragon
Recorded & Mixed at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Second Engineers : Sharon Rice & Duane Seykora
"Credit" & "Some Days Were Meant For Rain" Mixed by George Massenburg
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab

Tower Of Power :
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Sax, Vocals (Lead vocal on "Doggin' At The Cathouse")
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Willie Fulton : Lead Guitar & Vocals
Ellis Hall : Lead vocals, Keyboards & Rhythm Guitar
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals (Lead vocal on "Ball And Chain")
Richard Elliot : Alto & Tenor Sax, Lyricon
Mick Mesteck : Drums

"Some Days Were Meant For Rain"

Background vocals : Mawayn Lewis, Marilyn Scott & Patty Unatis
Percussion : Stan Beders
"Doggin'At The Cathouse"
Background vocals : Mawayn Lewis, Marilyn Scott & Patty Unatis

Francis "Rocco" Prestia "...Everybody On The Bus" (1999) -Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Jazz-

Label : Lightyear Entertainment

01 - Solid Like The Rock (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Express Yourself (Charles Wright)
03 - Double Identity (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino, Tim Scott & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Don't Play Around (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Bill Churchville)
05 - Space For Bass (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia & Nick Milo)
06 - Baby Don't Go (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino, Tim Scott & Nick Milo)
07 - (You Don't) Mean No Harm (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino & Tim Scott)
08 - Everybody On The Bus (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Herman Matthews & S. Halt)
09 - Don't Need No Changes (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
10 - I'm So Glad (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino & Tim Scott)
11 - I Got The Sauce (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia & Carmen Grillo)


Produced by Carmen Grillo for Big Surprise Music


01 - Solid Like The Rock

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Bob Emmet
Organ : Chester Thompson
Lead vocal : Frank Biner
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Percussion : Arno Lucas

02 - Express Yourself

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews 
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier & Carmen Grillo
Guitar Solo : Carmen Grillo
Organ : Nick Milo
Lead vocal : Tamara Champlin
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Tamara Champlin

03 - Double Identity

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Bruce Conte
Keyboards : Chester Thompson & Bob Emmet
Lead vocal : Brent Carter
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Sax & Sax Solo : Brandon Fields

04 - Don't Play Around

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Organ : Chester Thompson
Lead vocal : Bill Champlin
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Sax : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Bill Churchville
Trombone : Eric Jorgensen 

05 - Space For Bass

Instrumental
Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews 
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Nick Milo
Percussion : Arno Lucas 

06 - Baby Don't Go

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews 
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier & Carmen Grillo
Keyboards : Nick Milo & Bob Emmet
Lead vocal : Carmen Grillo
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Tim Scott
Percussion : Arno Lucas
Flugel Horn : Don Harris 

07 - (You Don't) Mean No Harm

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar & Guitar Solo : Bruce Conte
Keyboards : Bob Emmet
Organ : Chester Thompson
Lead vocal : Jeff Ramsey
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Percussion : Arno Lucas 

08 - Everybody On The Bus

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Nick Milo
Lead vocal : Bill Champlin
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo
Percussion : Arno Lucas
Sax : Tom Saviano

09 - Don't Need No Changes

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Organ : Nick Milo
Lead vocal : Jeff Ramsey
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Gisa Vatcky
Percussion : Arno Lucas 

10 - I'm So Glad

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Chester Thompson & Bob Emmet
Lead vocal : Tim Scott
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Tim Scott
Percussion : Arno Lucas
Sax : Brandon Fields

11 - I Got The Sauce

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums & Percussion Loops : Carmen Grillo
Guitar Solo : Carmen Grillo
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson

Tower Of Power "Great American Soulbook" (2009) -Soul-

Label : TOP Records

01 - You Met Your Match (Lula Mae Hardaway, D. Hunter & Stevie Wonder)
02 - I Thank You (Isaac Hayes & David Porter)
03 - Loveland (L. James, D. Trotter, B. Williams & C. Wright)
04 - It Takes Two (Sylvia Moy & William Stevenson)
05 - Me & Mrs. Jones (Kenny Gamble, C. Gilbert & Leon Huff)
06 - Star Time (Tribute To James Brown) . "It's A New Day" (James Brown), "Mother Popcorn" (James Brown & A. Ellis), "There it Is" (James Brown) & "I Got The Feeling"(James Brown)
07 - Mr. Pitiful (Steve Cropper & Otis Redding) 
08 - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Keni St. Lewis & Freddie Perren)
09 - Since You've Been Gone (Baby, Baby, Sweet Baby) (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
10 - (HeavenMust Have Sent) Your Precious Love
11 - 634-5789 (Steve Cropper & E. Floyd)
12 - Who Is He (And What Is He To You)? (S. McKenney & W. Withers)


Produced by Emilio Castillo 
Rhythm Tracks Recorded by Raymond McKinley at Noise Studio, Las Vegas, NV
Music Consultant : Pat Caddick / Secong Engineer : Jeff Pressler
Rhythm Section Arrangement on Track 05 : Roger Smith
Lead & Background vocals on All Tracks except for 02, 04, 08, 10 & 12 Recorded by Raymond McKinley at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA
Background vocals on Track 10 Recorded by Raymond McKinley at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA
Lead vocals on Track 02 Recorded by James Murray at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA
Lead vocals on Track 07 Recorded by Otto D'Agnolo at Chaton Recording Studio, Phoenix, AZ
Lead vocals on Track 10 Recorded by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks, West LA, CA
Guitar Overdubs Recorded by Raymond McKinley at Blue 52 Studios, Burbank, CA
Strings Recorded by RB Blackstone at Salmon Peak Recording Studio, San Antonio, TX
Strings Arranged by Dave Eskridge
Keyboards Recorded by Corey Fite at Roger Smith's Studio, Rosco's Place, Sacramento, CA
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby, Ryan Greene & Emilio Castillo at Crush Recording, Scottsdale, AZ
Pro-Tools Engineer : Ryan Greene at Crush Recording, Scottsdale, AZ (All Tracks except 02 & 10)
Pro-Tools Engineer : Erik Zobler at Le Gonks, West LA, CA (Tracks 02 & 10)
Tracks 04, 08 & 12 Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks, West LA, CA
Assistant Engineer : Lisa Chamblee

Tower Of Power :
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Larry Braggs : Lead & Background vocals (inc. Duets on Tracks 02, 04, 10 & 11)
Roger Smith : Keyboards
Tom E. Politzer : First Tenor Sax & Alto Sax
Adolfo Acosta : Second Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Michael Boggart : Lead Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Trombone
Mark Happer : Guitar (Tracks 04, 08 & 12)

Additional Musicians :
Bruce Conte : Guitar (All Tracks except 04, 08 & 12)
George Duke : Additional Keyboards (Tracks 04, 08 & 12)
Monet Owens : Background vocals (All Tracks except 08 & 12)
Dee Dee Foster-Smith : Background vocals (Tracks 08 & 12)
Charlean Carmon : Background vocals (Tracks 08 & 12)


01 - You Met Your Match

Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

02 - I Thank You 

Featuring Tom Jones
Guitar Solo : Bruce Conte
Horn Arranger : Adolfo Acosta

03 - Loveland

Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

04 - It Takes Two

Featuring Joss Stone
Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

05 - Me & Mrs. Jones

Sax Fills : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

06 - Star Time (Tribute To James Brown) . "It's A New Day", "Mother Popcorn", "There It Is" & "I Got The Feeling"

Sax Solo : Tom Politzer on "I Got The Feeling"
Horn Arranger on "It's A New Day" & "Mother Popcorn" : Mike Bogart
Horn Arranger on "There It Is" & "I Got The Feeling" : Adolfo Acosta

07 - Mr. Pitiful

Featuring Sam Moore
Horn Arranger : Mike Bogart

08 - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

09 - Since You've Been Gone (Baby, Baby, Sweet Baby)

Piano Solo : Roger Smith
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

10 - (Heaven Must Have Sent) Your Precious Love

Featuring Joss Stone
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

11 - 634-5789

Featuring Huey Lewis
B3 Solo : Roger Smith
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

12 - Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?

Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

Tower Of Power "The Oakland Zone" (2003) -Funk / Pop Soul-

Label : SPV Recordings

01 - Eastside (Larry Braggs, Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier, Lenny Pickett & David Garibaldi)
02 - Give Me Your Love (Larry Braggs, Roger Smith, Jeff Tamelier, Francis 'Rocco' Prestia & David Garibaldi)
03 - Get What You Want (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Marlon McClain & M. Lomax)
04 - Could've Done It Better (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
05 - This Type Of Funk (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & B. Carter)
06 - Pocketful Of Soul (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Herman Matthews)
07 - Remember Love (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Marlon McClain & M. Lomax)
08 - Oakland Zone (Jeff Tamelier, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
09 - Life Is What You Make It (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Jeff Tamelier & H. Lewis)
10 - Happy 'Bout That (Emilio Castillo & Leo Sacks)
11 - Stranger In My Own House (Emilio Castillo & Leo Sacks)
12 - Back In The Day (Skip Mesquite)
13 - Page One (Jeff Tamelier, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
14 - ...Eastside (Larry Braggs, Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier, Lenny Pickett & David Garibaldi)

Bonus Track

15 - Nothing Like It


Produced by Emilio Castillo
Mixed by Tom Flye - Assisted by Eric Frison - at The Plant, Sausalito, CA
Recorded by Tom Flye & L. Henry Sarmiento II at Sy Klopps Studio, San Francisco, CA
Horns Recorded by 'B' Gerdes at Sound Lab, Tempe, AZ
Strings Recorded by Moira Marquis at Castle Oaks, Calabasas, CA
Pro Tools : "B" Gerdes, Gordon Brislawn & Eric Frison
Editing Assistance : Dave Shirk at Sonorous Mastering, Tempe, AZ
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, NY, NY

Tower Of Power :
Mike Bogart : Lead Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn
Adolfo Acosta : 2nd Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals (Partial Lead vocal on "Oakland Zone" & "Give Me Your Love")
Roger Smith : Keyboards & Background vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Tom Politzer : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Flute & Clarinet
Larry Braggs : Lead & Background vocals
David Garibaldi : Drums

Special Guests :
Sakai, Nikita Germaine & John Lee Sanders : Additional Background vocals
Sid Page, Berj Garabedian, Arman Garabedian & John Wittenberg : Violins
Diane Louie : Synth Strings


01 - Eastside

Trumpet Solo : Adolfo Acosta
Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Lenny Pickett

02 - Give Me Your Love

B3 Solo : Roger Smith
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

03 - Get What You Want

Horn Arranger : Chester Thompson

04 - Could've Done It Better

Trombone Solo : Mike Bogart
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

05 - This Type Of Funk

Guitar Solo : Jeff Tamelier
Clarinet Solo : Tom Politzer
B3 Solo : Roger Smith
Horn Arranger : Jeff Tamelier & John Lee Sanders

06 - Pocketful Of Soul

Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

07 - Remember Love

Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

08 - Oakland Zone

Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

09 - Life Is What You Make It

Horn Arranger : Chester Thompson

10 - Happy 'Bout That

Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

11 - Stranger In My Own House

Synth Solo : Roger Smith
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

12 - Back In The Day

Guitar Solo : Jeff Tamelier
Horn Arranger : Dave Eskridge

13 - Page One

B3 Solo : Roger Smith
Horn Arranger : Norbert Stachel

14 - ...Eastside

Trumpet Solo : Adolfo Acosta
Sax Solo : Tom Politzer
Horn Arranger : Lenny Pickett 

15 - Nothing Like It

/  

Tower Of Power "Soul With A Capital "S"" (2002) -Soul / Funk-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment

01 - Attitude Dance (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
02 - Soul With A Capital "S" (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
03 - Souled Out (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Marlon McClain)
04 - So I Got To Groove (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Herman Matthews)
05 - Diggin' On James Brown (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Ken Kessie)
06 - Funk The Dumb Stuff (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Francis "Rocco" Prestia)
07 - I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased) (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
08 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Hubert Tubbs)
09 - And You Know It (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
10 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & David Bartlett)
11 - We Came To Play (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
12 - So Very Hard To Go (Live) (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
13 - You're Still A Young Man (Live) (Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
14 - What Is Hip? (Live) (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & David Garibaldi)


Original Recordings Produced by Emilio Castillo
"And You Know It" Produced by Richard Evans, Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power 
"We Came To Play" Produced by Steve Cropper 
Compilation Produced by Leo Sacks & Emilio Castillo 
Mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sony Music Studios, New York


01 - Attitude Dance

Lead vocal by Tom Bowes
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Organ Solo by Nick Milo
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
From "MONSTER ON A LEASH" (1991)
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals & Lead vocal on "Funk The Dumb Stuff"
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Background vocals
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Steve Grove : Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Tom Bowes : Lead vocals

02 - Soul With A Capital "S"

Lead vocal by Tom Bowes
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Recorded by Ken Kessie & Maureen Droney
Mixed by Ken Kessie
From "T.O.P" (1993)
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flugelhorn Solo on "Cruise Control" & Trumpet Solo on "Quiet Scream"
Tom Bowes : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals
Carmen Grillo : Guitar, Background vocals & Lead vocals on "You"
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone & Background vocals

03 - Souled Out

Lead vocal by Emilio Castillo
Horn Arrangement by Barry Danielian & David Mann
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
From "SOULED OUT" (1995)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Bill Churchville : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian : Trumpet
David Mann : Tenor & Alto Sax
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Herman Matthews : Drums & Percussion
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards

04 - So I Got To Groove

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by David Eskridge
Tenor Sax Solo by John Scarpulla
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Tom Flye
From "RHYTHM & BUSINESS" (1997)
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Herman Matthews : Drums & Percussion
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
John Scarpula : Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone

05 - Diggin' On James Brown

Lead vocal by Emilio Castillo
Horn Arrangement by Barry Danielian & David Mann
Tenor Sax Solo by David Mann
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
From "SOULED OUT" (1995)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Bill Churchville : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian : Trumpet
David Mann : Tenor & Alto Sax
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Herman Matthews : Drums & Percussion
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards

06 - Funk The Dumb Stuff

Lead vocal by Emilio Castillo
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
From "MONSTER ON A LEASH" (1991)
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals & Lead vocal on "Funk The Dumb Stuff"
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Background vocals & Lead vocal on "Keep Your Monster On A Leash"
Carmen Grillo : Guitar & Background vocals
Steve Grove : Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Tom Bowes : Lead vocals

07 - I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased)

Lead vocal by Michael Jeffries
Horn & Strings Arrangements by Greg Adams
Recorded by Paul Serrano
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From The Sessions for "BACK ON THE STREETS" (1979)
Michael Jeffries : Lead & Background vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Synthesizer & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax & Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano & Background vocals
Danny Hoefer : Guitar
Vito San Filippo : Bass & Background vocals
David Garibaldi : Drums & Syndrums 

08 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun

Lead vocal by Edward McGhee
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Recorded by Alan Chinowsky
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From "AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW" (1976)
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

09 - And You Know It

Lead vocal by Michael Jeffries
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Guitar Solo by Danny Hoefer
Recorded by Paul Serrano
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From The Sessions for "BACK ON THE STREETS" (1979)
Michael Jeffries : Lead & Background vocals
Lenny Pickett : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Synthesizer & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax & Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet, Trombone, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Bass Trombone & Background vocals
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Organ, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Fender Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano & Background vocals
Danny Hoefer : Guitar
Vito San Filippo : Bass & Background vocals
David Garibaldi : Drums & Syndrums

10 - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now

Lead vocal by Edward McGhee
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Tenor Sax Solo by Lenny Pickett
Recorded by Alan Chinowsky
Mixed by Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
From "AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW" (1976)
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

11 - We Came To Play

Lead vocal by Michael Jeffries
Horn Arrangement by Chester Thompson
Flugelhorn Solo by Greg Adams
Recorded & Mixed by Alan Chinowsky
From "WE CAME TO PLAY" (1978)
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

12 - So Very Hard To Go (Live)

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Trumpet Solo by Bill Churchville
Recorded by Biff Dawes at The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, October 8, 1998
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
From "SOUL VACCINATION: TOWER OF POWER LIVE!" (1999)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax
Jessie McGuire : Lead Trumpet & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards & Background vocals

13 - You're Still A Young Man (Live)

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams 
Recorded by Biff Dawes at The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, October 8, 1998
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
From "SOUL VACCINATION: TOWER OF POWER LIVE!" (1999)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax
Jessie McGuire : Lead Trumpet & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards & Background vocals

14 - What Is Hip? (Live)

Lead vocal by Brent Carter
Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
Flugelhorn Solo by Bill Churchville
Organ Solo by Nick Milo
Recorded by Biff Dawes at The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA, October 8, 1998
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
From "SOUL VACCINATION: TOWER OF POWER LIVE!" (1999)
Brent Carter : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Second Tenor Sax, Lead & Background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka : Baritone Sax
Norbert Stachel : Lead Tenor Sax
Jessie McGuire : Lead Trumpet & Background vocals
Bill Churchville : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
David Garibaldi : Drums
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Background vocals
Nick Milo : Keyboards & Background vocals

Tower Of Power "The Tower Of Power Anthology - What Is Hip?" (1999) -Funk / Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records & Rhino Entertainment

Disc 1

01 - Knock Yourself Out (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
02 - Back On The Streets Again (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
03 - Sparkling In The Sand (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Lawrence Lopez)
04 - Down To The Nightclub (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
05 - You're Still A Young Man (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
06 - You Got To Funkifize (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
07 - What Happened To The World That Day? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
08 - What Is Hip? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
09 - Will I Ever Find A Love? (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
10 - This Time It's Real (David Bartlett, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
11 - So Very Hard To Go (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
12 - Soul Vaccination (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
13 - Below Us, All The City Lights (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
14 - Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (Emilio Castillo, Lenny Williams & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
15 - Squib Cakes (Chester Thompson)

Disc 2

01 - Oakland Stroke (Unedited Single Version) (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi)
02 - Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (Lenny Williams & Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
03 - Time Will Tell (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - It's Not The Crime (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
05 - I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Greg Adams)
06 - Only So Much Oil In The Ground (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
07 - Willing To Learn (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
08 - You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
09 - Just Enough And Too Much (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Frank Biner)
10 - As Surely As I Stand Here (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Chester Thompson)
11 - Stroke '75 (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
12 - The Soul Of A Child (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Bruce Conte & Emilio Castillo)
13 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
14 - Simple As That (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
15 - Credit (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, John Whitney & Emilio Castillo)
16 - A Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing) (Nick Milo, Dana Meyers, Zeke Zirngiebel & Emilio Castillo)
17 - I Like Your Style (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Nick Milo)
18 - Soul With A Capital "S" (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
19 - Souled Out (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Marlon McClain)
20 - So I Got To Groove (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Herman Matthews)


Original Recordings Produced by Emilio Castillo, Tower Of Power, David Rubinson, Ron Capone & Steve Cropper
Compilation Produced by Emilio Castillo, Michelle Zarin, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Gary Peterson & David McLees
Executive Producers : Michelle Zarin & Emilio Castillo
Project Coordination : Jo Motta
Remastering : Dan Hersch / DigiPrep
Sound Produced by Bill Inglot


Tower Of Power / On Record :
Lead vocals :
Rufus Miller (A) : Lead vocals
Rick Stevens (A-B) : Lead vocals on "Sparkling In The Sand" & Background vocals (A) & Lead vocals (B)
Lenny Williams (C-E) : Lead vocals
Hubert Tubbs (F-G) : Lead vocals
Edward McGee (H) : Lead vocals
Michael Jeffries (I-L) : Lead & Background vocals
Ellis Hall (M) : Lead vocals, Keyboards & Rhythm Guitar
Tom Bowes (N-O) : Lead & Background vocals
Brent Carter (P-R): Lead & Background vocals

Horns :
Emilio Castillo (A-R) : 2nd Tenor Sax, Background vocals, Alto Sax (A), Lead vocals on "It's Not The Crime", Colead vocals on "Down To The Nightclub" & "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous"
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : (A-R) : Baritone Sax, Oboe, English Horn & Background vocals
Greg Adams (A-O) : 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Piano, Orchestra Bells, Conductor / Strings & Background vocals
Skip Mesquite (A-B) : 1st Tenor Sax, Flute & Background vocals
Mic Gillette (B-L) : 1st Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Bass Trombone, Superbone, Baritone Horn, French Horn & Background vocals
Lenny Pickett (C-K) : 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Contrabass, Clarinet, Alto Flute, Flute, Piccolo, Lyricon, Synthesizer, Bass Sax & Bass Flute
Rick Waychesko (K) : 2nd Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Marc Russo (L) : Alto & 1st Tenor Sax
Lee Thornburg (M-O) : 1st Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone & Background vocals
Richard Elliot (M) : Alto, 1st Tenor Sax & Lyricon
Steve Grove (N) : Alto & 1st Tenor Sax
Bill Churchville (P-R) : 1st & 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Barry Danielian (P-Q) : 1st & 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Mann (P) : 1st Tenor & Alto Sax
John Scarpulla (Q) : 1st Tenor & Alto Sax
Jesse McGuire (R) : 1st Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Norbert Stachel (R) : 1st Tenor & Alto Sax

Keyboards :
Chester Thompson (C-L) : Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes Piano & Background vocals
Nick Milo (N-R) : Keyboards

Guitar :
Willie Fulton (A-B-K-M) : Guitar & Background vocals
Bruce Conte (C-I) : Guitar & Background vocals
Danny Hoefer (J) : Guitar
Carmen Grillo (N-P) : Guitar & Background vocals
Jeff Tamelier (Q-R) : Guitar & Background vocals

Bass :
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia (A-H, M-R) : Bass
Victor Conte (I) : Bass
Vito San Filipo (J-L) : Bass

Drums & Percussion :
David Garibaldi (A-D, F-G, J-R) : Drums, Vibes, Syndrums & Background vocals
Brent Byars (B-D) : Congas & Bongos
David Bartlett (E) : Drums & Background vocals
Ronnie Beck (H-I) : Drums, Dhaka-di-bello & Background vocals
Mark Sanders (K-L) : Drums
Mick Mestek (M) : Drums
Russ McKinnon (N-O) : Drums & Percussion
Herman Matthews (P-Q) : Drums

With Guests :
(A) Mic Gillette : 1st Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn 
Ken Balzell : Trumpet
(C) Jay Spell : Piano on "Will I Ever Find A Love?", "This Time It's Real" & "So Very Hard To Go"
(D) Vincent De Rosa, David Duke & Richard Perissi : French Horn on "Below Us, All The City Lights"
Frank Rosolino & Tom Sheppard : Trombone on "Below Us, All The City Lights"
Bud Shank : Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax & Piccolo on ""Below Us, All The City Lights"
Harry Betts : Conductor on ""Below Us, All The City Lights"
Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins : Background vocals on "Can't You See" & "Don't Change Horses In The Middle Of A Stream"
Ray Gillette & Kell Houston : Trombone on "Time Will Tell"
Marilyn Scott & Alice Thompson : Background vocals on "Time Will Tell"
(E) Gerald Vinci : Concertmaster on "I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To" & "Willing To Learn"
Carter Collins : Conga on "Only So Much Oil In The Ground"
David Garibaldi : Drums on "Willing To Learn"
(F) Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott & Pepper Watkins : Background vocals on "Just Enough And Too Much", "As SurelyAs I Stand Here" & "The Soul Of A Child"
David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner & Roger Rifkind : Additional Background vocals
(H) Pat Henley, Melba Joyce & Ivory Stone : Background vocals on "You Ought To Be Havin' Fun"
(O) Paul Perez : Ensemble Tenor & Alto Saxes

All Horn & String Arrangements by Greg Adams, except Horn Arrangements for the following : "Knock Yourself Out", "Back On The Streets Again", "Sparkling In The Sand" & "Don't Change Horses In The Middle Of A Stream" by Tower Of Power Horn Section ; "Squib Cakes" & "As Surely As I Stand Here" by Chester Thompson ; "Oakland Stroke" by Greg Adams & Tower Of Power Horn Section ; "Just Enough And Too Much" by Chester Thompson & Tower Of Power Horn Section ; "Souled Out" by Barry Danielian & David Mann ; "So I Got To Groove" by Dave Eskridge


(A) East Bay Grease
San Francisco / Atlantic #SD-204 (11/70) ; LPs #106
Produced by David Rubinson for Fillmore Corporation
Recorded & Mixed by David Rubinson
Recorded & Mixed at Mercury Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA

(B) Bump City
Warner Bros. #BS-2616 (5/72) ; LPs #85
Produced by Ron Capone (for Trans Maximus) & Tower Of Power
Recording Engineer : Ron Capone
Remix Engineers : Steve Cropper & Ron Capone
Recorded & Mixed at TMI Sound Studios, Memphis, TN

(C) Tower Of Power
Warner Bros. #BS-2681 (5/11/73) ; LPs #15
Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Recorded & Mixed by Jim Gaines
Mixing Assistant : Alan Chinowsky
Recorded & Mixed at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA

(D) Back To Oakland
Warner Bros. #BS-2749 (2/18/74) ; LPs #26
Produced by Tower Of Power
Production Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Sound Production : Alan Chinowsky
Recording Engineers : Jim Gaines & Tom Flye
Remix Engineers : Jim Gaines & Alan Chinowsky
Recorded at Kaye / Smith Studios, Seattle, WA & Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(E) Urban Renewal
Warner Bros. #BS-2834 (1/3/75) ; LPs #22
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Kurt Kinzel & Cris Morris
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(F) In The Slot
Warner Bros. #BS-2880 (9/15/75) ; LPs #67
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Kurt Kinzel & Cris Morris
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(G) Live And In Living Color
Warner Bros. #BS-2924 (4/23/76) ; LPs #99
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Recording & Remix Engineers : Tom Flye & Alan Chinowsky
Assistant Engineers : Cris Morris & Tom Anderson
Recorded Live at Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA & Cerrito College, Norwalk, CA (by Record Plant Remote)
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(H) Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Columbia #PC 34302 (8/76) LPs #42
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Production Assistance & Recording Engineer : Alan Chinowsky
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky & Jim Gaines
Assistant Engineers : Bob Edwards & Rich Ehrman
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA ; Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA & CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(I) We Came To Play!
Columbia #PC 34906 (3/78) LPs #89
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 Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA & Record Plant, Sausalito, CA

(J) Back On The Streets
Columbia #JC-35784 (5/79) LPs #106
Produced by McKinley Jackson & Richard Evans, With Emilio Castillo & Tower Of Power
Recording Engineers : Alan Chinowsky, Jim Gaines & Paul Serrano
Mixing Supervision : Emilio Castillo
Mixing Engineers : Alan Chinowsky, Jim Gaines & Michael Stone
Assistant Engineers : Steve Fontano, Rick Sanchez & Phil Jamtaas
Recorded at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA ; Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL ; Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL & United Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA & Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA

(K) Direct
Sheffield Lab #LAB-17 (10/81)
Produced & Engineered by Larry Brown for The Pasha Music Organization
Assistant Engineer : Mike Sanders
Chief Engineer for Sheffield Lab : Steve Haselton
Engineering Technician : Tom Pessagno
Recorded at Sheffield Lab Studios (At MGM), Culver City, CA

(L) Dinosaur Tracks
Recorded 1982
First Issued at Rhino / Handmade (limited Issue) #7412 (8/99)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Phil Jamtaas & Bill Thomas
Mixed by Lee Keifer, Clarke Rigsby & Tom Flye
Assistant Engineers : Carolyn Blades & Kevin Kimmel
Recorded at Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, CA & Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, CA
Mixed at Baby'O Recorders, Hollywood, CA ; Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ & The Automatt, San Francisco, CA

(M) TOP
Genlyd Grammofon (Denmark) #GENCD-158 (1986)
Revised Version Domestically as Power
Cypress #YL-0106 (8/87)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Coproduction by Double E Productions (Ellis Hall)
Engineered & Mixed by Ron Pendragon
"Credit" Mixed by George Massenburg
Second Engineers : Sharon Rice & Duane Seykora
Recorded & Mixed at The Complex, West Los Angeles, CA

(N) Monster On A Leash
Epic #EK-47387 (5/91)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Assistant Engineers : Bob Loftus & Chris Rich
Recorded at Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA & Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at at Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA

(O) T.O.P
Epic #EK-52805 (3/93)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Ken Kessie & Maureen Droney
Mixed by Ken Kessie
Additional Engineering : Danny Alonso
Assistant Engineers : Danny Alonso, John Jackson, Randy Long, Pete Magdaleno, Pat Rodman & Louie Teran
Recorded & Mixed at Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA ; Pacifique Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA ; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA ; Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, CA & Track Record, North Hollywood, CA

(P) Souled Out
Epic #EK-67218 (8/95)
Produced by Emilio Castillo & Jeff Lorber
"Souled Out" Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Ken Kessie, Alan Meyerson, Richard Bosworth, Jeff Lorber & Randy Faustino
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Assistant Engineers : Roland Alvarez & Trent Slatton
Recorded at The Complex, West Los Angeles, CA ; JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA ; Stagg Street Studio, Van Nuys, CA & Wings West Recording, Encino, CA
Mixed at JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA

(Q) Rhythm & Business
Epic #68002 (9/97)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Ken Kessie
Mixed by Tom Flye, Ken Kessie & Alan Meyerson
"So I Got To Groove" Mixed by Tom Flye
Additional Engineering : David Bryant
Assistant Engineering : Troy Gonzalez & Zac Allentuck
Recorded & Mixed at House Of Blues, Los Angeles, CA ; Sony Music Studios, Santa Monica, CA ; Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA & JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA

(R) Soul Vaccination : Tower Of Power Live!
Epic #BK-69829 (8/3/99)
Produced by Emilio Castillo
Recorded by Tom Flye & Biff Dawes
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby
Recorded Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (by Design FK Remote Recording) ; The Fox Theatre, Stockton, CA (by Westwood One Mobile Recording)
Mixed at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ