T.O.P. (Tower of Power album)
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Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 59:08 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Emilio Castillo, Carmen Grillo | |||
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T.O.P. is a 1993 album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. It was the last album to feature founding trumpet player and band horn arranger Greg Adams and vocalist Tom Bowes. It also features a reunion with saxophonist Lenny Pickett, who shows up on a few tracks.
The European version of their 1987 album Power was titled TOP (not to be confused with T.O.P.).
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.
- "Soul With a Capital 'S'" - 4:59
- "It All Comes Back" - 3:55 (Adams, Neil Jason, John McCurry)
- "Please Come Back (to Stay)" - 5:28 (Castillo, Kupka, Milo)
- "The Real Deal" - 4:30
- "Come to a Decision" - 5:32 (Grillo)
- "Cruise Control" - 5:04 (Adams, Milo)
- "The Educated Bump, Part I" - 0:54
- "Mama Lied" - 3:35 (Castillo)
- "Quiet Scream" - 4:21 (Adams)
- "I Like Your Style" - 4:19 (Castillo, Kupka, Milo)
- "You" - 4:31 (Grillo, Tom Keane)
- "South of the Boulevard" - 5:59
- "Come on With It" - 4:52
- "The Educated Bump, Part II" - 1:02
Personnel
[edit]Tower of Power
- Tom Bowes – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nick Milo – keyboards
- Carmen Grillo – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (11)
- Rocco Prestia – bass
- Russ McKinnon – drums, percussion
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone, backing vocals, lead vocals (13)
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
- Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
- Greg Adams – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements, flugelhorn solo (6), trumpet solo (9)
Guest personnel
- Lenny Pickett – saxophone solos (2, 4, 7, 12, 13, 14)
- Brandon Fields – saxophone solo (6)
- Paul Perez – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Poncho Sanchez – congas (11, 12)
Production
[edit]- Michael Caplan – executive producer
- Emilio Castillo – producer
- Carmen Grillo – producer
- Maureen Droney – recording
- Ken Kessie – recording, mixing
- Danny Alonso – additional engineer, assistant engineer
- John Jackson – assistant engineer
- Randy Long – assistant engineer
- Pete Magdaleno – assistant engineer
- Pat Rodman – assistant engineer
- Louie Teran – assistant engineer
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- David Coleman – art direction
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- Mick Wiggins – cover illustration
- Rocky Schneck – photography
Studios
- Recorded at Rumbo Recorders and Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, California); Pacifique Studios and Track Record Studios (North Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California).
- Mixed at Can-Am Recorders
- Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York).