Bruce Sudano "Rainy Day Soul" (2004) -Soft Rock-

Label : Purple Heart Recording

01 - Show Me Who You Are (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
02 - Lé Imaginé Café* (Bruce Sudano, Nathan P. DiGesare & Laurie DiGesare)
03 - Hey Chattie (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
04 - Where Would I Be (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
05 - Time To Be Free (For My Girls) (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
06 - All That Matters (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
07 - Eagle In The Sky (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
08 - No Exit (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
09 - Whether Or Not (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)
10 - Running Thru The Jungle (Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare)


Producer : Bruce Sudano
*Producer : Bruce Sudano & Nathan P. DiGesare
Executive Producer : Spiritus Sanctus
Mixed & Recorded at Studio B & Scrimshaw Sound
Mastered by Bernie Becker for Bernie Becker Recording & Mastering


01 - Show Me Who You Are

/ 

02 - Lé Imaginé Café

Programming & Accordion Solo : Nathan P. Digesare

03 - Hey Chattie

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04 - Where Would I Be

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05 - Time To Be Free (For My Girls)

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06 - All That Matters

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07 - Eagle In The Sky

Guitars : Akil Thompson
Bass : John Billings

08 - No Exit

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09 - Whether Or Not

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10 - Running Thru The Jungle

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Bruce Sudano "Fugitive Kind" (1981) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock-

 Label : Millenium Records

 Side A

01 - Pretenders (Bruce Sudano & Bob Incorvaia & Joe Esposito)
02 - A Girl Like You (Bruce Sudano & Bob Incorvaia & Joe Esposito)
03 - Tomorrow (Bruce Sudano & Bob Incorvaia)
04 - Starting Over Again (Bruce Sudano & Donna Summer)
05 - True Love (Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer, Bob Incorvaia & Tony Camillo)

Side B

01 - The Fugitive Kind (Bruce Sudano)
02 - Modern Age Love Affair (Bruce Sudano)
03 - Talk To Me (Bruce Sudano & Bob Incorvaia)
04 - Looking Back At Yesterday (Bruce Sudano)


Produced by Tony Camillo & Bruce Sudano
Orchestrations by Tony Camillo
Recorded & Mixed at Venture Sound Studio, Somerville, N.J. (May to July 1981)
Engineered by David "Nitch" Domanich
Assisted by Frank Morris & Kevin Berezansky
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, N.Y., N.Y.

Musicians :
Bruce Sudano : Lead vocals, Guitars & Keyboards
'Prof' Bob Hamilton : Keyboards & Synthesizer
Bobby Feldman : Guitar
John Hoesly : Bass
Bill Blum : Drums & Percussion
Ed Roynesdal : Synthesizer & Violin
Angelo DiBraccio : Saxophone Solo on " A Girl Like You"
John Tropea : Guitar on "The Fugitive Kind", "Modern Age Love Affair" & "Looking Back At Yesterday"
Eddie Ascevedo : Percussion on "True Love" & "Talk To Me"
Tony Camillo : Flugelhorn on "True Love"
Background vocals : Joe 'Bean' Esposito, Eddie Hokenson, Bruce Sudano & Donna Sudano
Background vocals on "Tomorrow" : Sandy Farina, Janice Koons & Jennifer Holmes-Johnson

Max Gronenthal "Max" (1980) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Chrysalis Records

 Side 1

01 - I've Got Something Here For You (Ian Lafresnais & Ricky Faatar)
02 - Rockin' Chair (Max Gronenthal)
03 - Shana (Max Gronenthal & Mark Goldenberg)
04 - Have A Good Time (Paul Simon)

Side 2

01 - Where Do You Go (Max Gronenthal)
02 - Say It Again (Max Gronenthal & Mike Finnigan)
03 - Here We Go Again (Max Gronenthal)
04 - Near To You (Max Gronenthal)
05 - Love Shows (Max Gronenthal)
06 - Roll Home (Max Gronenthal)


Produced by Rob Fraboni

Max Gronenthal : Vocals, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers

With :
Ricky Faatar : Drums, Percussion, Background vocals, Guitar
Jerry Wilson : Bass, Background vocals
Rick Beilke : Guitar, Background vocals, Electric Sitar

Special Guests :
Marty Grebb : Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar, Saxes
John McFee : Guitar, Violin
Mark Goldenberg : Guitar
Marcy Levy : Background vocals, Harmony vocal
Renee Geyer : Background vocals
Mike Finnigan : Harmony vocals
Cornelius Bumpus : Soprano Sax
Rusty Anderson : Guitar & Effets

Recorded & Mixed at Shangri-La Studios
Engineered by Tim Kramer
Assisted by Larry Nicols
Mastered by Ken Perry

Leon Haywood "Naturally" (1980) -Disco / Soul-

Label : 20 Century Fox Records

 Side 1

01 - Don't Push It Don't Force It (Leon Haywood)
02 - Daydream (Leon Haywood)
03 - That's What Time It Is (James Ingram)
04 - Love Is What We Came Her For (Bunny Sigler & Phil Hurt)

Side 2

01 - If You're Lookin' For A Night Of Fun (Look Past Me, I'm Not The One) (Leon Haywood)
02 - Who You Been Giving It Up To? (Leon Haywood)
03 - Lovers Rap (Leon Haywood)


Produced by Leon Haywood an Eve Jim Production
Recorded at Sun Storm Recording Studios, Quantum Recording Studios & Janna's Room, Los Angeles
Engineered by Reggie Dozier & Ron Capone
Rhythm & Horns Arranged by Leon Haywood & Tony Coleman except "If You're Lookin' For A Night Of Fun (Look Past Me, I'm Not The One)", Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84 & "Who You Been Giving It Up To?" Arranged by Gene Page
Rhythm Arrangement by Leon Haywood
Horns Arranged by Leon Haywood & James Mitchell

Musicians :
Drums : James Gadson
Percussion : Tyrell Deadrick
Guitars : Anthony L. Drake, David T. Walker & Michael McGloiry
Bass : Rick Jones & Scott Edwards
Keyboards : Leon Haywood, James Ingram, Tony Coleman & Gail Deadrick
Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters & James Ingram

Speedway Blvd. "Speedway Blvd." (1980) -Melodic Rock / AOR-

Label : Epic Records / Rock Candy Records (CANDY206)

 Side 1

01 - Speedway Boulevard*#°° (Gregg Hoffman & Dennis Feldman)
02 - Chinatown* (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman & Michael Earls)
03 - (I Think I Better) Hold On (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman, Jordan Rudes & Willie Stein)
04 - Dog In The Distance* (Gregg Hoffman & Dennis Feldman)
05 - Out Of The Fire (Gregg Hoffman & Dennis Feldman)

Side 2

01 - Telephoto Lens (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman, Jordan Rudes & Glenn Dove)
02 - Prisoner Of Time (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman & Jordan Rudes)
03 - Money, Money (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman, Jordan Rudes & Roy Herring Jr.)
04 - (Call My Name) Rock Magic° (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman, Jordan Rudes & Nova Silver)
05 - A Boulevard Nite (Gregg Hoffman, Dennis Feldman, Jordan Rudes & John Marchese)


Produced by Kasenetz & Katz

Speedway Blvd. is :

Gregg Hoffman : Guitar & Vocals

Dennis Feldman : Bass & Vocals

Roy Herring Jr. : Vocals, Percussion & Piano

Glenn Dove : Drums & Percussion

Jordan Rudes : Keyboards

Additional Background vocals : 

*Rose Ann Rickenbacker,

*Lisa Rickenbacker

°John Marchese 

#Nora Silver

Recorded at K&K Studio City
Engineer : Michael Earls
°°Mixed by David Thoener

Kerry Livgren "Kerry Livgren" (1980) -CCM / AOR-

Label : Kirshner Entertainment / Rock Candy Records (CANDY226)

 Side One

01 - Just One Way (Kerry Livgren)
02 - Mask Of The Great Deceiver (Kerry Livgren)
03 - How Can You Live (Kerry Livgren)
04 - Whiskey Seed (Kerry Livgren)

Side Two

01 - To Live For The King (Kerry Livgren)
02 - Down To The Core (Kerry Livgren)
03 - Ground Zero (Kerry Livgren)


Produced by Kerry Livgren & Brad Aaron
Engineered by Brad Aaron
Assisted by Gary Webster
Recorded at Axis Studios, Atlanta, GA (February-March 1980)


Side One

01 - Just One Way

Drums : Barriemore Barlow
Bass : Paul Goddard
Trumpet & Percussion : Bobby Campo
Lead vocal : Jeff Pollard
Background vocals : Jeff Pollard, Mylon LeFevre, John Fristoe
Guitars, Piano, Synthesizers : Kerry Livgren

02 - Mask Of The Great Deceiver

Drums : Barriemore Barlow
Bass : Paul Goddard
Vocals : Ronnie James Dio
Guitars, Synthesizers : Kerry Livgren

03 - How Can You Live

Drums : Barriemore Barlow
Tambourine : Bobby Campo
Background vocals : John Fristoe, Joey Jelf, Mylon LeFevre
Lead vocal : Steve Walsh
Bass, Guitars, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers : Kerry Livgren

04 - Whiskey Seed

Drums : Phil Ehart
Bass : Paul Goddard
Vocals : Kerry Livgren, Mylon LeFevre
Harmonica : Darryl Kutz
Background vocals : 'The Moaning Multitudes'
Guitars, Mongo Drums : Kerry Livgren

Side Two

01 - To Live For The King

Drums : John Thompson
Bass : Gary Gilbert
Lead vocal : Ronnie James Dio
Background vocals : Joey Jelf, Steve Walsh, Donna Williams
Guitars : Kerry Livgren

02 - Down To The Core

Drums : Barriemore Barlow
Lead vocal : Davy Moire
Background vocals : Victoria Livgren
Horns : Bobby Campo
Bass Guitar, Clarinet, Fender Rhodes : Kerry Livgren 

03 - Ground Zero

Drums : Phil Ehart
Lead vocal : David Pack
Background vocals : Donna Williams, Brad Aaron, Mylon LeFevre, Davy Moire, Steve Venezia
Violins : Robby Steinhardt
Gong : John Thompson
Piano, Guitars, Synthesizers, Percussion : Kerry Livgren

Aviary "Aviary" (1979) -Melodic Rock / AOR-

Label : Epic Records / Rock Candy Records (CANDY190)

 One

01 - Soaring (Brad Love)
02 - Anthem For The USA (Brad Love)
03 - Puddles (Brad Love)
04 - As Close As You Can Get (Brad Love)

Two

01 - Mystic Sharon (Brad Love)
02 - Feel The Heart (Brad Love)
03 - Average Boy (Brad Love)
04 - I Will Hear (Brad Love)
05 - Maple Hall (Brad Love)


Produced & Engineered by Gary Lyons
Assistant Engineer : David Giogini
Songs Arranged by Aviary
Orchestral Arrangement : Malcolm Seagrave
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Winter 1978
Mixed at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Orchestra Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York City

Aviary :
Brad Love : Keyboards & Vocals
Paul Madden : Keyboards
Ken Steimonts : Bass & Vocals
Toby Bowen : Lead Guitar
Richard Bryans : Drums & Vocals

Larry Michael Lee "Twigs" (2010) -Acoustic Rock-

Label : Larry Michael Lee

01 - I Wish I Knew You (Larry Michael Lee)
02 - A Harder Climb (Larry Michael Lee)
03 - You Do Me (Larry Michael Lee)
04 - The Wheel  (Larry Michael Lee)
05 - Yearning (Larry Michael Lee)
06 - The Way I See You (Larry Michael Lee)
07 - The Church Near Craggy Hope (Larry Michael Lee)


Larry Michael Lee : Vocals

Larry Michael Lee "Bud On Branches - Symphonic Sketches" (2010) -Acoustic Rock-

Label : Larry Michael Lee

01 - Concerto Roberto (Larry Michael Lee)
02 - Semuta Trek (Larry Michael Lee)
03 - Befallen (Larry Michael Lee)
04 - Soul Soup (Larry Michael Lee)
05 - Wren Way (Larry Michael Lee)
06 - Somersault Dawn (Larry Michael Lee)
07 - Above The Amazon (Larry Michael Lee)


Larry Michael Lee : Vocals

Marky "These Are Of A Few Of My Favorite Songs - Volume 1" (2010) -Soft Rock-

Label : Mark Lennon Records

01 - Leavin' On A Jet Plane
02 - Don't Give Up On Us Baby
03 - Rainbow Connection
04 - One More Try
05 - Rewind (Original Demo Version)
06 - Fast Car
07 - Let It Flow
08 - Oh Patty
09 - Yellow
10 - Human
11 - 7 Whole Days
12 - Hello It's Me
13 - Time
14 - Waterfalls
15 - Is This Love
16 - I'm Takin' You Home
17 - Puttie Poteo
18 - Route 66


Mark Lennon : Vocals

Quincy Jones "In Japan" (1981) -Westcoast Soul-

Label : A&M Records

01 - Introductions-Roots Mural Theme (Gerald Fried)
02 - Ironside (Theme From "Ironside" - NBC TV) (Quincy Jones)
03 - Just Once (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)
04 - Razzamatazz (Rod Temperton)
05 - Manteca (Dizzy Gillespie & Walter Fuller)
06 - Stuff Like That (Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Richard Tee & Ralph MacDonald)
07 - Bluesette (Norman Gimbel & Jean "Toots" Thielemans)
08 - Ai No Corrida (Chas Jankel & Kenny Young)


Produced by Quincy Jones
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Assistant Engineer : Ron Capone 
Recorded in Japan by NHK Television & FM Radio
Remote Recording Facilities Mixed in America
Mixed at Westwind Studios, Thousand Oaks, CA
Live Recorded at Budokan, Tokyo on July 9th, 1981 

Musicians :
Quincy Jones : Keyboards & Conductor
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards, Synthesizers & Vocals
Rod Temperton : Keyboards, Synthesizers & Vocals
Carlos Rios : Lead Guitar & Vocals
Jean 'Toots' Thielemans : Harmonica & Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass & Vocals
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Ollie E. Brown : Percussion
Jerome Richardson : Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone & Flute
Pete Christlieb : Tenor Saxophone
Jerry Hey : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Patti Austin, James Ingram, Peggy Jones, Vivian Cherry & Jana Taylor : Vocals
Nobuo Hara & Sharps And Flats Horn Section & The Cupid Strings

Glenn Shorrock & Brian Cadd "The Story Of Sharky & The Caddman" (2013) -Soft Rock-

Label : Caddman Enterprises PL

01 - Tear Down The Barricades (Brian Cadd & Tony Colton)
02 - Angry Words (Briand Cadd)
03 - Hare And Love (Briand Cadd, Callum Anderson & Dave Burn)
04 - Arkansas Grass (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
05 - Little Ray Of Sunshine (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
06 - My Baby's Gone (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
07 - Axiom Medley :
       Sailing Ships (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
       Mansfield Hotel (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
       Fools Gold (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
       Fordsbridge (Briand Cadd & Don Mudie)
08 - Mama Don't Dance (Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina)
09 - Home On A Monday (Glenn Shorrock & Beeb Birtles)
10 - Let Go (Briand Cadd)
11 - Reminiscing (Graeham Goble)
12 - Don't You Know It's Magic (Briand Cadd)
13 - Help Is On It's Way (Glenn Shorrock)
14 - Ginger Man (Briand Cadd)
15 - Cool Change (Glenn Shorrock)


Produced by Brian Cadd for Caddman Enterprises PL
Engineered & Mixed by Doug Brady for Brady Music Manor
Recorded at Brady Music, Abbotsford, Victoria
Executive Producer : Amanda Pelman for Caddman Enterprises PL

Musicians :
Brian Cadd & Glenn Shorrock : Vocals
Sam See : Guitar, Keyboards & Vocals
Glynn Mason : Guitar & Vocals
Chris Stockley : Guitars, Mandolin & Vocals
Doug Lavery : Drums & Vocals
Jason Vorherr : Bass & Vocals

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

Tower Of Power "Dinosaur Tracks" (1999) -Funk-

Label : Rhino Entertainment Company

01 - Credit (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Whitney)
02 - You're Something Special (Hilary Thompson)
03 - Why Do You Do My Heart Like That (Michael Jeffries)
04 - Simple As That (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
05 - Your Love Is Like A Little Rain (Hilary Thompson)
06 - Move You Lose (Michael Jeffries & Greg Levias)
07 - I Think You'll Like It (Hilary Thompson)
08 - Never Let Go Of Love (Michael Jeffries, Greg Levias & Hilary Thompson)
09 - Got To Have Your Lovin' (Michael Jeffries)
10 - I Want To Love You More (Than Words Will Ever Say) (Michael Jeffries)
11 - Can't You Feel It? (Hilary Thompson)
12 - You Took The "L" Out Of Love (Michael Jeffries & Hill)
13 - You Taught Me To Love (Hilary Thompson, Michael Jeffries & Emilio Castillo)
14 - That's Why I Sing (Chester Thompson)


Produced by Emilio Castillo
Horns Arranged by Greg Adams
Horns on "Your Love Is Like A Little Rain", "Can't You Feel It?" & "That's Why I Sing" Arranged by Chester Thompson
Tracks 01, 03, 04, 06, 08, 10 & 14 Recorded by Phil Jamtaas, Assisted by Carolyn Blades at Record Plant (3rd Street) Los Angeles, 1982
Mixed by Lee Keifer at Baby O, Los Angeles, CA
Tracks 02, 05, 07, 09, 11 & 12 Recorded by Bill Thomas, Assisted by Kevin Kimmel at Dawnbreaker Recording, Los Angeles, 1983
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ
"Got To Have Your Lovin'" Mixed by Tom Flye at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Track 13 Recorded at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, 1980
Mixed by Clarke Rigsby at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ
Mastered by David Shirk at Sonorous Mastering, Tempe, AZ

Tower Of Power :
Emilio Castillo : 2nd Tenor Sax & Background vocals
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Greg Adams : 2nd Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Background vocals
Chester Thompson : Hammond B3 Organ, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer & Background vocals
Willie James Fulton : Guitar & Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Lead Trumpet, Trombone & Background vocals
Marc Russo : Alto & Lead Tenor Sax
Michael Jeffries : Lead & Background vocals
Vito San Filippo : Bass
Mark Sanders : Drums
Lenny Pickett : Lead Tenor Sax on "You Taught Me To Love"
Victor Patterson : Drums on "You Taught Me To Love"

Mark Winkler "Jazz Life" (2001) -Westcoast Jazz-

Label : Cool Sound (COOL-077)

01 - Jazz Life (Mark Winkler)
02 - In A Minor Key (Mark Winkler & Jim Andron)
03 - Be-Bop (Mark Winkler & Doug Konecky)
04 - Coolcats (Mark Winkler & Doug Konecky)
05 - Keely (Michael Cruz & Mark Winkler)
06 - Hip To Your Tricks (Jim Andron & Mark Winkler)
07 - Struttin' (Mark Winkler & Kevin Bassinson)
08 - Scattin' In The Moonlight (Mark Winkler & Jim Andron)
09 - Play To Win (Mark Winkler & Michael Cruz)

Bonus Tracks

10 - Jazz Is Alive (Previously Unreleased) (Mark Winkler & Doug Konecky)


Produced by Jim Andron
Executive Producer : Bill Metz
Engineered & Mixed by Jim Andron at Nighwork Studios
Final Mix at The Kitchen Synch
Engineer : Larry Menshek

All Lead vocals by Mark Winkler

Arranged by Jim Andron (except Rhythm Track Arrangements on "Keely" & "Play To Win" by Michael Cruz & "Scattin' In The Moonlight" by Kevin Bassinson & Mark Winkler)
All Vocals Arrangements : Jim Andron (except "Struttin'" & "Play To Win" by Michael Cruz)
Mastered at Allen Zentz Recording by Brian Gardner


01 - Jazz Life

Duet with Beth Lawrence
Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Kevin Bassinson
Bass, Drums & Harp Omni : Jim Andron
Guitar : Bob Walden
Background vocals : Beth Lawrence, Jim Andron & Mark Winkler

02 - In A Minor Key

Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Jim Andron
Guitar : Bob Walden
Bass & Drums : Jim Andron
Background vocals : Jim Andron & Beth Lawrence
Tenor Sax Solo : Jim Reeves

03 - Be-Bop

Keyboards : Doug Konecky
Guitar : Bob Walden
Walking Bass : Jim Andron
Drums : George Green
Background vocals : Jim Andron & Beth Lawrence
The Jim Reeves Horn Section

04 - Coolcats

Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Kevin Bassinson
Guitar : Bob Walden
Bass : Jeff Steele
Drums : George Green
Background vocals : Beth Lawrence, Marie Cain & Michael Cruz
Horn Section :
Jim Reeves : Alto & Tenor Sax
John Fumo : Trumpet
Fred Morgan : Trombone

05 - Keely

Special Guest : Tom Ranier on Keyboard & Tenor Sax
Upright Bass : Kirk Smith
Drums : George Green

06 - Hip To Your Tricks

Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Bass & Harp Omni : Jim Andron
Guitar : Bob Walden
Drums : George Green
Background vocals : Beth Lawrence, Marie Cain & Darlene Koldenboven
Horn Section :
Jim Reeves : Alto & Tenor Sax
John Fumo : Trumpet
Fred Morgan : Trombone

07 - Struttin'

Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Kevin Bassinon
Guitar : Bob Walden
Bass : Jeff Steele
Drums : George Green
Background vocals : Marie Cain, Beth Lawrence & Michael Cruz
Horn Section :
Jim Reeves : Alto & Tenor Sax
John Fumo : Trumpet
Fred Morgan : Trombone

08 - Scattin' In The Moonlight

Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Kevin Bassinon
Bass, Drums & Background vocals : Jim Andron
Obx : Kevin Bassinson

09 - Play To Win

Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes : Kevin Bassinon
Guitar : Bob Walden
Bass : Jeff Steele
Drums : George Green
Background vocals : Michael Cruz, Marie Cain & Beth Lawrence
Horn Section :
Jim Reeves : Alto & Tenor Sax
John Fumo : Trumpet
Fred Morgan : Trombone

10 - Jazz Is Alive (Previously Unreleased)

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Far Corporation "Solitude" (1994) -AOR / Westcoast Rock-

  

 Label : MCI/BMG Ariola

01 - Rainy Days (Ken Taylor & Robert Musenbichler)
02 - She's Back Again (Frank Farian, P.G. Wylder & Bobby Kimball)
03 - Solitude (Steve Cassini & Glen Morrow)
04 - You Never Have To Say You Love Me (Frank Farian, Johan Daansen & Peter Bischof-Fallenstein)
05 - Full Moon (Steve Cassini & John Seath-Smith)
06 - Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Donald Fagen & Walter Becker)
07 - Just A Wish (Scott Gorham & Leif Johansen) 
08 - Hole In The Air (Steve Cassini & Marty Kolesnyk)
09 - Sebastian (Steve Harley)
10 - You Change My Life (Ken Taylor & Robert Musenbichler)

Bonus Tracks

11 - One Of Your Lovers (remix '94) (Candy De Rouge, Gunther Mende, Mary S. Applegate & M.D. Clinic)
12 - Stairway To Heaven (remix '94) (Jimmy Page & Robert Plant)


Produced by Frank Farian for MCI Records 10/94
Production Coordination : Ingrid Segieth
Engineered by Bernd Berwanger & Tobias Freund
Recorded & Mixed at Far Studios Rosbach, Germany

Far Corporation :
Robin McCauley : Vocals
Leif Johansen : Bass
Scott Gorham : Guitars
Bobby Kimball : Vocals
Steve Cassini : Vocals

Musicians :
Peter Weihe, Nernd Berwanger, Mats Björklund : Guitars
Al Marnie & Dieter Petereit : Bass
Glen Morrow, Low Pomanti, Harry Baierl & Pit Loew : Keyboards
Simon Phillips & Curt Cress : Drums
Peter Bischof, Bimev Oberreit, Bertl Gebhard, Johan Daansen & Frank Farian : Backing vocals

Far Corporation "Division One" (1985) -AOR / Westcoast Rock-

Label : IMP Productions

 Side One

01 - Stairway To Heaven (Jimmy Page & Robert Plant)
02 - You Are The Woman (Dietmar Kawohl, Johan Daansen & Peter Bischof)
03 - One Of Your Lovers (Candy de Rouge, Gunther Mende, M.D. Clinic & Mary S. Applegate)
04 - Live Inside Your Dreams (Candy de Rouge & Frances Agpoon)

Side Two

01 - Johnny Don't Go The Distance (David Malin)
02 - Fire And Water (Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers)
03 - If You Could See You Through My Eyes (Bobby Kimball)
04 - No One Else Will Do (Bobby Kimball)
05 - Rock'n'Roll Connection (Bobby Kimball)


Lead vocals : Bobby Kimball, Robin McAuley, Henry Gorman, David Barreto

Guitars : Steve Lukather, Mats Bjorklund, Bernd Berwanger, Johan Daansen

Bass : Dieter Petereit 
Keyboards : David Paich, Pit Low, Harry Baierl

Sax : Mel Collins

Drums : Curt Cress, Simon Phillips

Arrangements & Computer Programming : Mats Bjorklund, Pit Low

Backing vocals : Peter Bischof, Bertl Gebhard, Bimey Oberreit, Frank Farian

Gospel Choir : The Jackson Singers

Recorded & Mixed at :

Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles 

Amigo Studios, Los Angeles 

FAR Studios, Rosbach

Engineered by Tom Knox, Edd Simony, David Bowers, Bruce Robb, Scott Church, Bernd Berwanger, Carmine Di, Tobias Freund, Michael Bestmann, Tammy Grohé

Produced by Frank Farian for IMP Productions