Tower Of Power - Urban Renewal Album
- Performer: Tower Of Power
- Title: Urban Renewal
- Size MP3 ver: 1724 mb
- Size FLAC ver: 1634 mb
- Country: US
- Date of release: 03 Jan 1975
- Style: Funk, Soul
- # Catalog: BS 2834
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Rating: 4.0 of 5
- Genre: Soul & Funk

Tracklist
1 | It Can Never Be The SameWritten-By – Bruce Conte, Kuptillo | 4:43 |
2 | Only So Much Oil In The GroundWritten-By – Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka | 3:46 |
3 | Willing To LearnCongas – Carter CollinsDrums – David GaribaldiWritten-By – Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka | 4:35 |
4 | Walkin' Up Hip StreetSoloist, Trumpet – Mic GilletteWritten-By, Arranged By – Chester Thompson | 5:30 |
5 | (To Say The Least) You're The MostWritten-By – Johnny Watson | 2:28 |
6 | It's Not The CrimeWritten-By – Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka | 1:45 |
7 | Give Me The ProofWritten-By – David Bartlett | 2:35 |
8 | I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me ToWritten-By – Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Stephen Kupka | 3:28 |
9 | Come Back, BabyWritten-By – Bruce Conte, Lenny Williams | 3:21 |
10 | I Believe In MyselfWritten-By – Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka | 2:00 |
11 | Maybe It'll Rub OffWritten-By – Chester Thompson , Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka | 3:15 |
Credits
- Bass – Francis Rocco Prestia
- Drums, Backing Vocals – David Bartlett
- Guitar, Backing Vocals – Bruce Conti
- Lead Vocals – Lenny Williams
- Organ, Piano – Chester Thompson
- Producer – Emilio Castillo, Tower Of Power
- Saxophone – Lenny Pickett, Stephen Kupka
- Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Emilio Castillo
- Trumpet – Greg Adams, Mic Gillette
- Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone [1st], Soloist [All], Flute [Alto], Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Lenny Pickett
- Arranged By – Greg Adams (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
- Baritone Saxophone – Stephen Kupka
- Bass – Francis Rocco Prestia
- Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
- Drums, Vocals – David Bartlett
- Engineer – Alan Chinowsky, Tom Flye
- Engineer [Assistant] – Cris Morris, Kurt Kinzel
- Guitar, Vocals – Bruce Conte
- Lead Vocals – Lenny Williams
- Organ, Pedalboard [Bass Pedals], Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp], Vocals – Chester Thompson
- Photography By [Liner], Design [Album] – Bruce Steinberg
- Producer – Emillo Castillo, Tower Of Power
- Tenor Saxophone [2nd], Vocals – Emillo Castillo
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Greg Adams
- Trumpet, Trombone, Vocals – Mic Gillette
Notes
© 1974 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito.Originally released 1974.
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A): BS-2834-40944-1B-RE-1 KENDUN-B SX B S 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B): BS-2834-40945-REt 1A KENDUN-B SX A S 2
- Barcode: 0 7599-26349-2 2
- Matrix / Runout: 1 2834-2 SRC##01 M1S1
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
- Mixed At – Record Plant, Sausalito
- Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
Album
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