Tower of Power - Tower of Power (1973) {Warner 1st US Press}

Posted By: tiburon
Date: Jan. 28, 2021

Tower of Power - Tower of Power (1973) {Warner 1st US Press}
EAC 1.6 | FLAC Image level 6 | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 269MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 92MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Funk, Soul

Some key lineup changes: Lenny Pickett came on as first sax (replacing Skip Mesquite), Chester Thompson joined on keyboards, Lenny Williams replaced Stevens on vocals. (Bruce Conte replaced Willy Fulton on guitar, to less effect.) Not coincidentally, this was their first album to have a national impact. The tunes are split between top-notch propulsive funk ("What Is Hip?," "Soul Vaccination," "Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground") and soppy pseudo-soul ballads ("Will I Ever Find A Love?," the Otis Redding homage "Both Sorry Over Nothin'"). The ballads get more album space, making the disc something of a wearying listen, and the horn section isn't nearly as inventive as the Horny Horns. But the funk tunes are so damn good nothing else matters.
Track List
01. What Is Hip? 5:08
02. Clever Girl 2:56
03. This Time It's Real 2:54
04. Will I Ever Find A Love? 3:51
05. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground 4:52
06. So Very Hard To Go 3:41
07. Soul Vaccination 5:13
08. Both Sorry Over Nothin' 3:25
09. Clean Slate 3:22
10. Just Another Day 4:34

musicians
Greg Adams - Conductor, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Strings, Vocals
Stephen Kupka - Oboe, Saxophone (Baritone), Guitar, Vocals
Emilio Castillo - Saxophone (Tenor), Vocals, Production Supervisor
Mic Gillette - Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Saxophone (Baritone), Vocals
Lenny Pickett - Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Tenor), Vocals
Lenny Williams - Vocals
Francis Prestia - Bass
Jay Spell - Piano
David Garibaldi - Drums
Chester Thompson - Organ, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Vocals
Brent Byars - Bongos, Conga
Bruce Conte - Guitar, Vocals
Bruce Steinberg - Harmonica

Produced by Tower of Power


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Tower of Power / Tower of Power

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log date: 2021-01-28 23:10:41

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.90 dB -18.68 dB 2:57 02-Clever Girl
DR13 -0.97 dB -16.92 dB 2:55 03-This Time It's Real
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DR13 -1.53 dB -17.39 dB 3:22 09-Clean Slate
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Official DR value: DR13

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