Tower Of Power - Original Album Series Album
- Performer: Tower Of Power
- Title: Original Album Series
- Size MP3 ver: 1406 mb
- Size FLAC ver: 2268 mb
- Country: Europe
- Date of release: 11 Feb 2013
- Style: Funk
- # Catalog: 8122796831
- Label: Warner Music, Warner Bros. Records
- Rating: 4.8 of 5
- Genre: Soul & Funk

Tracklist
1 | Love's Been Gone So Long | 4:47 |
2 | Both Sorry Over Nothin' | 3:22 |
3 | Of The Earth | 4:30 |
4 | Clean Slate | 3:20 |
5 | What Is Hip? | 5:03 |
6 | Just Enough And Too Much | 3:25 |
7 | Squib Cakes | 7:49 |
8 | On The Serious Side | 2:51 |
9 | ...Oakland Stroke | 1:08 |
10 | It Can Never Be The Same | 4:43 |
11 | Just When We Start Makin' It | 6:30 |
12 | Clever Girl | 2:52 |
13 | Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) | 3:00 |
14 | Give Me The Proof | 2:35 |
15 | Below Us, All The City Lights | 4:20 |
16 | Down To The Nightclub | 2:43 |
17 | Maybe It'll Rub Off | 3:15 |
18 | Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground | 4:51 |
19 | I Got The Chop | 2:59 |
20 | Will I Ever Find A Love? | 3:48 |
21 | You Got To Funkafize | 4:31 |
22 | Time Will Tell | 3:11 |
23 | Soul Vaccination | 5:10 |
24 | Only So Much Oil In The Ground | 3:46 |
25 | Walkin' Up Hip Street | 5:30 |
26 | Treat Me Like Your Man | 3:08 |
27 | (To Say The Least) You're The Most | 2:28 |
28 | Man From The Past | 4:00 |
29 | Bump City | |
30 | In The Slot | |
31 | Oakland Stroke... | 0:53 |
32 | Just Another Day | 4:38 |
33 | You're Still A Young Man | 5:35 |
34 | Flash In The Pan | 3:34 |
35 | Vuela Por Noche | 1:34 |
36 | Essence Of Innocence | 0:36 |
37 | You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous | 3:51 |
38 | Tower Of Power | |
39 | Skating On Thin Ice | 3:48 |
40 | It's Not The Crime | 1:45 |
41 | Come Back, Baby | 3:21 |
42 | Ebony Jam | 6:44 |
43 | If I Play My Cards Right | 3:12 |
44 | You May Strike My Main Nerve | 2:52 |
45 | As Surely As I Stand Here | 5:15 |
46 | Urban Renewal | |
47 | Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) | 4:28 |
48 | This Time It's Real | 2:52 |
49 | So Very Hard To Go | 3:37 |
50 | Gone (In Memory Of Jacqueline Mesquite) | 3:41 |
51 | Drop It In The Slot | 3:13 |
52 | Back To Oakland | |
53 | I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To | 3:28 |
54 | Willing To Learn | 4:35 |
55 | I Believe In Myself | 2:00 |
56 | What Happened To The World That Day? | 4:11 |
57 | Fanfare: Matanuska | 0:16 |
58 | The Soul Of A Child | 4:58 |
Credits
- Bass – Francis Rocco Prestia (tracks: CD1)
- Congas, Vocals – Brent Byars (tracks: CD1)
- Drums – David Garibaldi (tracks: CD1)
- Guitar, Vocals – Willie James Fulton (tracks: CD1)
- Lead Vocals – Rick Stevens (tracks: CD1)
- Saxophone [Baritone], Vocals – Stephen Kupka (tracks: CD1)
- Saxophone [First Tenor], Flute, Vocals – Skip Mesquite (tracks: CD1)
- Saxophone [Second Tenor], Vocals – Emilio Castillo (tracks: CD1)
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Piano, Vocals – Greg Adams (tracks: CD1)
- Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Vocals – Mic Gillette (tracks: CD1)
Notes
CD1: Originally released in 1972
CD2: Originally released in 1973
CD3: Originally released in 1974
CD4: Originally released in 1975
CD5: Originally released in 1975
Barcodes
- Barcode: 081227968311
- Label Code: LC02982
Companies
- Marketed By – Rhino Entertainment Company
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rhino Entertainment Company
- Copyright (c) – Rhino Entertainment Company
Album
2013's Original Album Series offers five Tower of Power albums from the peak of their career - 1972 to 1975 - for a budget price. Packaging is basic to save costs, with each album in a paper sleeve that replicates the artwork. The funk group was in their absolute prime with singer Lenny Williams, and Tower of Power, Back to Oakland, and Urban Renewal are essentials, while In the Slot, and Bump City have some hot moments as well. Track Listing - Disc 1. This item:Original Album Series by TOWER OF POWER Audio CD . In Stock. Ships from and sold by OxfordshireEngland. Tower of Power: Soul Side of Town by Tower Of Power Audio CD . Ships from and sold by . This was Tower Of Power's third album and they underwent a few line up changes - Skip Mesquite left and was replaced by Lenny Pickett on saxophone. He sessioned for Elton, The Meters and the Brothers Johnson among others as well. The excellent, honey-voiced Lenny Williams was brought in to give them permanent lead vocalist. Tower of Power is the third album release for the Oakland-based band, Tower of Power. This is their most successful album to date, which was released in May 1973. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1973 and received a gold record award for sales in excess of 500,000. The album spawned their most successful single, So Very Hard to Go. The single peaked at No. 17 during the week of July 28, 1973 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other singles from the album also charted on the. Listen free to Tower of Power Original Album Series You Got to Funkifize, What Happened to the World That Day and more. 53 tracks 194:08. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the : Tower of PowerDuration: Album. Tower Of PowerSelf TitledWarner Bros CD Album. Artist: Tower of Power. Original Album Series 5xCD : Tower Of Power. Top Rated Plus. Artist: Tower of PowerDuration: Album. Tower Of Power - Original Album Series: Back To Oakland, Bump City, NEW 5CD. Features Song Lyrics for Tower of Power's Original Album Series album. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User of Power-Original Album Series UK IMPORT CD NEW. ILS . Top Rated Seller. NEW CD Album Tower of Power - Bump City Mini LP Style Card Case. From United Kingdom. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums if you have a favorite Tower of Power album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular. If you want to know, What is the Best Tower of Power album of all time or What are the top Tower of Power albums then this list will answer your questions. This list of popular Tower of Power albums has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. Original Album Series . Format: 5 CD, Album, Reissue, Mini Vinyl Sleeves Box Set, Compilation, value for money package featuring the five albums that Tower Of Power recorded for Warner Brothers from 1972 -75, Bump City , Tower Of Power, Back To Oakland , Urban Renewal and In The Slot. Too many classics to mention them all but Youre Still a Young Man, So Very Hard To Go, What is Hip, Only So Much Oil in the Ground and Soul Vaccination are fantastic and Lenny Williams excels on this funky soul material. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked