Bump City

• Artist: Tower of Power
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• Release Date: 1972 11
• Total Time: 35:25
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

The second Tower of Power LP, Bump City was the first to make any impact. The group went to Memphis, cut their first great single in "You're Still A Young Man," and learned firsthand about funk and soul. The production and arrangements were much improved over the debut album, as was the engineering and overall technical quality. Their lines were crisper, the unison and ensemble passages much sharper, and they were beginning to round into shape. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
You Got to Funkifize	Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(4:31)
What Happened to the World That Day?	Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(4:11)
Flash in the Pan	Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(3:34)
Gone	Skip Mesquite, Greg Adams	Tower of Power	(3:41)
You Strike My Main Nerve	Lenny Williams, Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(2:52)
Down to the Nightclub	Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(2:43)
You're Still a Young Man	Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(5:35)
Skating on Thin Ice	Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(3:48)
Of the Earth	Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka	Tower of Power	(4:30)

Credits

Steve Cropper (Remixing), Tower of Power (Producer), Tower of Power (Main Performer), Brent Byars (Conga), Brent Byars (Vocals), Ron Capone (Producer), Ron Capone (Engineer), Ron Capone (Remixing), Emilio Castillo (Sax (Tenor)), Emilio Castillo (Vocals), Willie Fulton (Guitar), Willie Fulton (Vocals), David Garibaldi (Drums), Mic Gillette (Trombone), Mic Gillette (Trumpet), Mic Gillette (Horn), Mic Gillette (French Horn), Mic Gillette (Vocals), Lee Herschberg (Digital Mastering), The Memphis Strings (Strings), The Memphis Strings (Ensemble), Skip Mesquite (Flute), Skip Mesquite (Sax (Tenor)), Skip Mesquite (Vocals), Lenny Pickett (Saxophone), Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Bass), Jay Spell (Organ), Jay Spell (Piano), Bruce Steinberg (Art Direction), Bruce Steinberg (Design), Bruce Steinberg (Photography), Bruce Steinberg (Illustrations), Bruce Steinberg (Cover Design), Stephen Kupka (Sax (Baritone)), Stephen Kupka (Vocals), Greg Adams (Piano), Greg Adams (Trumpet), Greg Adams (Arranger), Greg Adams (Conductor), Greg Adams (Flugelhorn), Greg Adams (Horn), Greg Adams (French Horn), Greg Adams (Vocals), Rick Stevens (Vocals)