The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years

by Tower of Power

Overview

Usually, it's not a good sign if a band is generally known for augmenting artists instead of their own records, but Tower of Power was really a very good horn section, and they did make records that held their own. Of course, "What Is Hip?" was the biggest single they ever had, but they also had several other smaller hits that captured their sleek, stylized soul-funk quite well, such as "Soul Vaccination." Pretty much all of those songs are captured on Rhino's 2001 anthology The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years, which spans 16 tracks and contains almost all the highlights of their '70s records. Yes, the 1999 double-disc set What Is Hip? is more comprehensive, but that's really for serious listeners. For listeners that want a lean dose of the TOP's prime, this is the best collection on the market. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/17/2001
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227434526
Rank:	21098

Tracks

1. You Got to Funkifize
2. What Happened to the World That Day?
3. Down to the Nightclub
4. You're Still a Young Man
5. What Is Hip?
6. So Very Hard to Go
7. This Time It's Real
8. Will I Ever Find a Love?
9. Soul Vaccination
10. Time Will Tell
11. Below Us, All the City Lights
12. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
13. Willing to Learn
14. Only So Much Oil in the Ground
15. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
16. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tower of Power   Primary Artist
Emilio Castillo   Sax (Tenor),Vocals,Saxophone
Francis "Rocco" Prestia   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Greg Adams   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Ellis Hall   Keyboards
Jay Spell   Piano
Skip Mesquite   Flute,Vocals,Sax (Tenor)
Hubert Tubbs   Vocals
John Scarpulla   Saxophone
Bruce Conte   Guitar,Vocals
Bud Shank   Flute,Piccolo,Sax (Alto),Flute (Alto)
Harry Betts   Conductor
Herman Matthews   Drums
Stephen "Doc" Kupka   Oboe,Vocals,Saxophone,Horn (English),Sax (Baritone)
Frank Rosolino   Trombone
Vincent DeRosa   French Horn
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet
Bill Churchville   Trumpet
Lenny Pickett   Flute,Vocals,Lyricon,Piccolo,Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Bass),Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto),Sax (Soprano),Clarinet (Contrabass)
Mic Gillette   Flugelhorn,French Horn,Horn (Baritone),Piccolo Trumpet,Trombone (Bass),Vocals,Trumpet,Trombone
David Garibaldi   Drums
Marc Russo   Saxophone
Willie Fulton   Guitar,Vocals
Roger Rifkind   Vocals (Background)
Alice Thompson   Vocals (Background)
Chester Thompson   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Clavinet,Keyboards,Arp Strings,Bass Pedals,Fender Rhodes
Rick Stevens   Vocals
Edward McGhee   Vocals
Brent Carter   Vocals
Bootche Anderson   Vocals (Background)
David Bartlett   Drums,Vocals
Brent Byars   Drums,Bongos,Congas,Vocals,Percussion
Ron Beck   Vocals (Background)
Steve Grove   Saxophone
Nick Milo   Keyboards
Carter Collins   Congas
Norbert Satchel   Saxophone
Rick Waychesko   Flugelhorn
Rufus Miller   Vocals
Richard Perissi   French Horn
Vito San Filippo   Guitar (Bass)
David Mann   Saxophone
Tommy Shepard   French Horn
Russ McKinnon   Drums
Barry Danielian   Trumpet
Carmen Grillo   Guitar
Mick Mester   Drums
Danny Hoeffer   Guitar
Lenny Williams   Vocals
Marilyn Scott   Vocals (Background)
Mark Sanders   Drums
Richard Elliot   Saxophone
Michael Jeffries   Vocals
Kell Houston   Trombone
Emilio Castilo   Saxophone
Tom Bowes   Vocals
David Duke   French Horn
Frank Biner   Vocals (Background)
Victor Conte   Guitar (Bass)
Pepper Watkins   Vocals (Background)
Jesse McGuire   Flugelhorn
David Barlett   Drums
Jeff Tamieler   Guitar

Technical Credits

Emilio Castillo   Compilation Producer,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Liner Notes
Greg Adams   Arranger,Composer
Hugh Brown   Art Direction
Johnny "Guitar" Watson   Composer
Ron Capone   Engineer,Producer
Tom Flye   Engineer
Stephen "Doc" Kupka   Composer,Lyricist,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Steve Cropper   Engineer
David McLees   Executive Producer
Alan Chinowsky   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
David Garibaldi   Composer,Lyricist
Bruce Steinberg   Photography
Gary Peterson   Compilation Producer
David Bartlett   Composer
Tower of Power   Composer,Producer
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Garibaldi   Composer,Lyricist
Jim Gaines   Engineer
Lenny Williams   Composer
Kevin Phinney   Liner Notes
Emilio Castilo   Composer
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Johnny Watson   Composer
Lisa Glines   Design
Frank Biner   Composer
David Barlett   Composer
Frank Bliner   Composer