tracks

Side 1
Stroke '75
Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now
You Ought To Be Having Fun
Soul With A Capital S
Stop
You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
On The Serious Side
Just When We Start Makin' It
Soul Vaccination
What Is Hip?
Soul Power
Side 2
Do You Like That ?
Drop It In The Slot
Don't Change Horses
Squib Cakes
On The Soul Side Of Town
Diggin' On James Brown (Medley)
It's A New Day
Mother Popcorn
There It Is
I Got The Feelin'
Diggin' On James Brown (Reprise)
So Very Hard To Go
Knock Yourself Out
You're Still A Young Man
Bonus tracks (Side 1)
Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) ?
Maybe It'll Rub Off
Souled Out

Written-By – E. Castillio*, S. Kupka*

Written-By – E. Castillio*, S. Kupka*

4:36

notes

The DVD is double-sided.

50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater captures Tower of Power’s storied career with no-holds-barred victory lap concerts in Oakland, CA on June 1 & 2, 2018, performing their full spectrum of life-affirming funk and soul hits.

Available as a 3-LP set, 2-CD/1-DVD package, standalone DVD and digital audio configuration, these historic performances include special guests Chester Thompson, Lenny Pickett, Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia, Bruce Conte and Ray Greene.

credits

Arranged By – - Chester Thompson (2) (tracks: 2-2, 2-4)Arranged By [Horns] – - Adolfo Acosta (tracks: 2-6c, 2-6d), - Barry Danielian (tracks: 2-6, 2-10), - Dave Eskridge (tracks: 1-5, 1-11, 2-5), - David Mann (tracks: 2-6, 2-10), - Mike Bogart * (tracks: 2-6a, 2-6b)Arranged By [Horns], Strings – - Greg Adams (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-8 to 1-10, 1-12, 2-1, 2-3, 2-7 to 2-10)Arranged By [Strings] – - Dave Eskridge (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-11)Backing Vocals – - Melanie Jackson *, - Tony Lindsay
Baritone Saxophone – - Stephen 'Doc" Kupka *
Bass – - Francis 'Rocco' Prestia *, - Marc Van Wageningen
Drums – - David Garibaldi
Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals, Trumpet [Lead] – - Sal Cracchiolo
Guitar, Backing Vocals – - Jerry Cortez
Keyboards [Additional] – - Dave Eskridge
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – - Roger Smith (6)
Lead Vocals – - Emilio Castillo (tracks: 1-6, 2-2, 2-6), - Marcus Scott (4) (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-7 to 2-10)Organ [Hammond B3] – - Chester Thompson (2)
Producer – - Joe Vannelli
Producer, Liner Notes, Leader, Tenor Saxophone [2nd], Backing Vocals, Mixed By [Assisted] – - Emilio Castillo
Recorded By – - Jimmy Blankenship , - Mark Hornsby , - Nathan Heironimus
Recording Supervisor, Mixed By – - Joe Vannelli
Strings – - Tower Of Power Funky Strings (tracks: 1-3,1-6, 1-8, 1-11, 2-1, 2-5, 2-72-9)Tenor Saxophone – - Lenny Pickett
Tenor Saxophone [1st], Backing Vocals – - Tom Politzer
Trombone – - Ray Greene
Trumpet [2nd], Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals – - Adolfo Acosta

companies

Licensed From Mack Avenue
noneRecorded At Sweetwater Studios
Mixed At Blue Moon Studio 2

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