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Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) {Columbia}

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Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) {Columbia}

Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) {Columbia}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 247MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 107MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz-Funk, Funk, Soul
Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) {Columbia}

Edward McGhee turned in mostly above-average performances on their first post-Lenny Williams release, but it was the beginning of the end. With funk losing its foothold among R&B audiences, they couldn't keep it together. McGhee was an energetic, exuberant vocalist who held his own on up-tempo tunes like "You Ought to Be Havin' Fun" and the title song, but lacked Williams' range or tonal quality on ballads. The group always had a weakness for ponderous message cuts, and "Can't Stand to See the Slaughter" and "While We Went to the Moon" were well-intentioned but clumsy tracks. This was almost the Tower of Power's swan song.
Track List
01. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now 3:58
02. By Your Side 4:31
03. Make Someone Happy 2:48
04. Doin' Alright 4:48
05. Because I Think The World Of You 3:01
06. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun 3:07
07. Can't Stand To See The Slaughter 2:48
08. It's So Nice 5:39
09. Deal With It 3:21
10. While We Went To The Moon 4:24

musicians
Lenny Pickett - 1st tenor sax, alto sax, lyricon
Emilio Castillo - 2nd tenor sax, background vocals
Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone sax
Mic Gillette - trumpet, fluegelhorn, trombone, Superbone, bass, trombone, baritone horn, background vocals
Greg Adams - trumpet, fluegelhorn, background vocals
Edward McGee - lead vocals
Chester Thompson - organ, bass pedals, fender rhodes piano, acoustic, piano, clavinet, moog synthesizer, background vocals
Bruce Conte - guitar, background vocals
Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
Ronnie Beck - drums, dhaka-di-bello, background vocals

Produced by Emilio Castillo and Tower Of Power


Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

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Tower Of Power / Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now

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Analyzed: Tower Of Power / Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 0.00 dB -15.33 dB 3:58 01-Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
DR13 -0.37 dB -14.80 dB 4:31 02-By Your Side
DR13 -0.45 dB -15.24 dB 2:48 03-Make Someone Happy
DR13 -1.20 dB -16.49 dB 4:48 04-Doin' Alright
DR13 -0.56 dB -15.87 dB 3:01 05-Because I Think The World Of You
DR13 -0.26 dB -15.13 dB 3:07 06-You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
DR12 -0.07 dB -14.57 dB 2:48 07-Can't Stand To See The Slaughter
DR14 -0.19 dB -17.02 dB 5:39 08-It's So Nice
DR14 -0.52 dB -15.80 dB 3:21 09-Deal With It
DR13 -0.50 dB -15.56 dB 4:24 10-While We Went To The Moon
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 854 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) {Columbia}
Tower Of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) {Columbia}


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