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Tower Of Power - Soul With A Capital S - The Best Of Tower Of Power '2002

Soul With A Capital S - The Best Of Tower Of Power
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Album name Soul With A Capital S - The Best Of Tower Of Power
Country
Date 2002
GenreR&B/Soul
Play time 01:04:19
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 458,91 MB
PriceDownload $3.95
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Tracks list

Tracklist:

[5:35] 01. Tower Of Power - Attitude Dance (Album Version)
[4:57] 02. Tower Of Power - Soul With A Capital s
[3:48] 03. Tower Of Power - Souled Out (Album Version)
[5:40] 04. Tower Of Power - So I Got To Groove (Album Version)
[4:38] 05. Tower Of Power - Diggin On James Brown (Album Version)
[5:27] 06. Tower Of Power - Funk The Dumb Stuff (Album Version)
[5:06] 07. Tower Of Power - I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased)
[3:06] 08. Tower Of Power - You Ought To Be Havin Fun
[3:00] 09. Tower Of Power - And You Know It (Album Version)
[3:56] 10. Tower Of Power - Aint Nothin Stoppin Us Now (Album Version)
[3:32] 11. Tower Of Power - We Came To Play
[3:51] 12. Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go (Live)
[5:46] 13. Tower Of Power - Youre Still A Young Man (Live)
[5:58] 14. Tower Of Power - What Is Hip? (Live)

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About Tower Of Power
A renowned horn-driven outfit, Tower of Power emerged in the late 60s playing a
dynamic blend of R&B, soul, funk, and AM pop. Along with similarly inclined
groups like Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tower of Power helped push the
sound of brass-infused music into the rock era. Led by Detroit-born tenor
saxophonist Emilio Castillo, the Oakland, California-based group scored hits
like Youre Still a Young Man and What Is Hip? throughout the 70s. They also
became one of the most sought-after backing ensembles in pop, playing on
recordings by Elton John, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Aerosmith, Josh Groban, and
more. While their lineup has changed over the years, Castillo remains a constant
and continues to guide the ensemble live and in the studio.

Although born in Detroit, Castillo opted to pursue his musical dreams in
Oakland, California. It was in Oakland that Castillo put together a group called
the Motowns, which, as their name suggested, specialized in 60s-era soul. In
1967, Castillo teamed up with baritone sax player Stephen Doc Kupka, and soon
the Motowns were transformed into Tower of Power. (One of the first tunes the
duo penned together was Youre Still a Young Man, which would eventually go on to
be one of Tower of Powers signature compositions.) The group played regularly in
the Bay Area throughout the late 60s, as their lineup often swelled up to ten
members, including such other mainstays as Greg Adams on trumpet and vocals,
Lenny Pickett on sax, and Rocco Prestia on bass. By 1970, the funk outfit had
inked a recording contract with Bill Grahams San Francisco Records, resulting in
the groups debut the same year, East Bay Grease, which failed to make an
impression on the charts as Tower of Power were still trying to find their own
sound.

But it soon came together for the group, as 1972s Bump City would touch off a
string of classic hit albums, including 1973s self-titled release (which
introduced vocalist Lenny Williams and included another of the groups most
enduring tunes, What Is Hip?), 1974s Back to Oakland, and 1975s Urban Renewal
and In the Slot. While Tower of Power remained a must-see live act, as disco
became the new trend in R&B the groups original funk-laden style fell out of
favor, and disco-oriented albums like 1978s We Came to Play and 1979s Back on
the Streets didnt please critics or fans, and the band would go nine years
without releasing an album.

Despite it all, Tower of Power -- in particular their horn section -- remained a
much in-demand backing group for some of pop/rocks biggest names, including
Elton John, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, Little Feat, David Sanborn,
Michelle Shocked, Paula Abdul, Aaron Neville, Aerosmith, Public Image Ltd., and
many others. In 1988, Tower of Power returned to the studio for the album Power,
and in 1991 they signed with Epic Records, where they released five albums by
the end of the decade.

Into the new millennium, Tower of Power kept up their reputation as a strong
live band, maintaining a steady touring schedule, and in 2009 they launched
their own TOP Records label with The Great American Soulbook, in which they
covered a dozen soul and R&B classics in the trademark Tower of Power style. In
2007, Tower of Power celebrated their fourth decade together with a special
concert at San Franciscos Fillmore Auditorium, and a year later the show was
issued in a special CD/DVD package, simply titled 40th Anniversary.

In 2013, Tower of Power took a look back with the release of Hipper Than Hip:
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, which documented a live radio broadcast from 1974.
The bandmembers also announced they would be touring in 2013 and 2014 with two
other iconic acts from Northern California, Journey and the Steve Miller Band.
In 2018, they celebrated their 50th anniversary with the Joe Vannelli-produced
studio album Soul Side of Town on Mack Avenue Records. ~ Greg Prato & Steve
Leggett

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