''Bump City'' is the second album by the
soul
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funk
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Tower of Power
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the b ...
. The album cover is derived from a sketch by David Garibaldi. It's also their first album for
Warner Bros. Records
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. With Rufus Miller now gone, Rick Stevens took the reins as the sole lead vocalist for this album.
Track listing
All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.
# "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:31
# "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
# "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
# "Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite)" (Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite) - 3:41
# "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon) - 2:52
# "Down to the Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, David Garibaldi) - 2:43
# "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:35
# "Skating on Thin Ice" - 3:48
# "Of the Earth" - 4:30
Personnel
* Rick Stevens - lead vocals
* Skip Mesquite - first tenor saxophone, flute, vocals (lead on "Gone")
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Emilio Castillo
Emilio Castillo (born September 24, 1950) is an American saxophone player and composer, best known as the founder of the band Tower of Power.
Background
In 1965, Emilio Castillo took to music after he and his brother Jack were caught stealing by ...
- second tenor saxophone, vocals
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Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn (solo on "Gone"), French horn, piano (on "Gone"), vocals
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* Stephen "Doc" Kupka
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the ...
- baritone saxophone, vocals
* Mic Gillette
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- trumpet, trombone, French horn, vocals
* Willie James Fulton - guitar, vocals
* David Garibaldi - drums
* Francis Rocco Prestia
Francis Rocco Prestia Jr. (March 7, 1951 – September 29, 2020) was an American bassist, best known for his work with the funk band Tower of Power.
Biography
Born in Sonora, California, Prestia started playing electric guitar as an adolescent. ...
- bass
* Brent Byars - conga drums, vocals
* Jay Spell - piano (on "What Happened to the World That Day", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth")
* Memphis Strings - arranged and conducted by Greg Adams on "What Happened to the World That Day?", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth"
;Technical
*Ron Capone, Steve Cropper
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- mixing
Charts
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References
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1972 albums
Tower of Power albums
Warner Records albums