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TOWER OF POWER

 

TOWER OF POWER est un groupe américain de r'n'b, soul-funk, jazz-funk et soul music formé en 1968 à Oakland en Californie par LENNY WILLIAMS (chant, né le 06/02/1945 à Little Rock dans l'Arkansas), EMILIO CASTILLO (saxophone, né le 24/09/1950 à Detroit dans le Michigan), STEPHEN KUPKA (saxo, né le 25/03/1946 à Berkeley en Californie), FRANCIS PRESTIA (baase, né le 07/03/1951 à Sonora en Californie), GREG ADAMS (trompette) et LENNY PICKETT (saxo/clarinette, né le 10/04/1954 à Las Cruces au Nouveau Mexique).



  ALBUMS

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1. EAST BAY GREASE (1970)  
 
  1. "Knock Yourself Out" - 7:08
  2. "Social Lubrication" - 7:28
  3. "The Price" - 6:09
  4. "Back On The Streets Again" - 5:50
  5. "The Skunk, The Goose, And The Fly" - 5:55
  6. "Sparkling In The Sand" - 9:06

 
2. BUMP CITY (1972)  
 
  1. "You Got To Funkifize" - 4:31
  2. "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
  3. "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
  4. "Gone (In Memory Of Jacqueline Mesquite)" - 3:41
  5. "You Strike My Main Nerve" - 2:52
  6. "Down To The Nightclub" - 2:43
  7. "You're Still A Young Man" - 5:35
  8. "Skating On Thin Ice" - 3:48
  9. "Of The Earth" - 4:30

 
3. TOWER OF POWER (1973)  
 
  1. "What Is Hip?" – 5:08
  2. "Clever Girl" – 2:56
  3. "This Time It's Real" – 2:54
  4. "Will I Ever Find a Love?" – 3:51
  5. "Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground" – 4:52
  6. "So Very Hard to Go" – 3:41
  7. "Soul Vaccination" – 5:13
  8. "Both Sorry Over Nothin' " – 3:25
  9. "Clean Slate" – 3:22
  10. "Just Another Day" – 4:34

 
4. BACK TO AOKLAND (1974)  
 
  1. "Oakland Stroke..." - 0:53
  2. "Don't Change Horses" - 4:28
  3. "Just When We Start Makin's It" - 6:30
  4. "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)" - 3:00
  5. "Squib Cakes" - 7:49
  6. "Time Will Tell" - 3:11
  7. "Man From the Past" - 4:00
  8. "Love's Been Gone So Long" - 4:47
  9. "I Got the Chop" - 2:59
  10. "Below Us, All The City Lights" - 4:20
  11. "...Oakland Stroke" - 1:08

 
5. URBAN RENEWAL (1974)  
 
  1. "Only So Much Oil In The ground"
  2. "Come Back, Baby"
  3. "It's Not The Crime"
  4. "I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To"
  5. "Maybe It'll Rub Off"
  6. "(To Say The Least) You're The Most"
  7. "Willing To Learn"
  8. "Give Me The Proof"
  9. "It Can Never Be The Same"
  10. "I Believe In Myself"
  11. "Walkin' Up Hip Street"

 
6. IN THE SLOT (1975)  
 
  1. "Just Enough and Too Much" - 3:25
  2. "Treat Me Like Your Man" - 3:08
  3. "If I Play My Cards Right" - 3:12
  4. "As Surely as I Stand Here" - 5:15
  5. "Fanfare-Matanuska" - 0:16
  6. "On the Serious Side" - 2:51
  7. "Ebony Jam" - 6:44
  8. "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous" - 3:51
  9. "Vuela Por Noche" - 1:34
  10. "Essence of Innocence" - 0:36
  11. "The Soul of a Child" - 4:58
  12. "Drop It in the Slot" - 3:13

 
7. AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW (1976)  
 
  1. "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now" – 3:58
  2. "By Your Side" – 4:30
  3. "Make Someone Happy" – 2:47
  4. "Doin' Alright" – 4:48
  5. "Because I think the World Of You" – 3:00
  6. "You Ought To Be Havin' Fun" – 3:06
  7. "Can't Stand To See The Slaughter" – 2:47
  8. "It's So Nice" – 5:39
  9. "Deal With It" – 3:20
  10. "While We Went To The Moon" – 4:24

 
8. WE CAME TO PLAY (1978)  
 
  1. "We Came To Play" - 3:38
  2. "Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru" - 6:04
  3. "Let Me Touch You" - 4:33
  4. "Yin-Yang Thang" - 4:23
  5. "Share My Life" - 3:56
  6. "Bittersweet Soul Music" - 3:28
  7. "Am I a Fool?" - 3:58
  8. "Love Bug" - 4:01
  9. "Somewhere Down The Road" - 4:39

 
9. BACK ON THE STREETS (1979)  
 
  1. "Rock Baby"
  2. "Our Love"
  3. "Heaven Must Have Made You"
  4. "And You Know It"
  5. "Nowhere To Run"
  6. "Something Calls Me"
  7. "It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)"
  8. "In Due Time"
  9. "Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)"

 
10. TOP (1987)  
     
11. DIRECT (1988) [live]  
     
12. POWER (1988)  
     
13. MONSTER ON A LEASH (1991)  
     
14. T.O.P. (1993)  
 
  1. "Soul With A Capital 'S'" - 4:59
  2. "It All Comes Back" - 3:55
  3. "Please Come Back (To Stay)" - 5:28
  4. "The Real Deal" - 4:30
  5. "Come To A Decision" - 5:32
  6. "Cruise Control" - 5:04
  7. "The Educated Bump Part I" - 0:54
  8. "Mama Lied" - 3:35
  9. "Quiet Scream" - 4:21
  10. "I Like Your Style" - 4:19
  11. "You" - 4:31
  12. "South Of The Boulevard" - 5:59
  13. "Come On With It" - 4:52
  14. "The Educated Bump Part II" - 1:02

 
15. SOULED OUT (1995)  
     
16. SOUL VACCINATION LIVE (3 août 1999) [live]  
 
  1. "Soul with a Capital 'S'" - 5:04
  2. "I Like Your Style" - 3:42
  3. "Soul Vaccination" - 4:56
  4. "Down to the Night Club (Bump City)" - 3:14
  5. "Willing to Learn" - 6:06
  6. "Souled Out" - 4:58
  7. "Diggin' on James Brown" - 4:53
  8. "(To Say the Least) You're the Most" - 4:33
  9. "You Strike My Main Nerve" - 3:55
  10. "Can't You See (Your Doin' Me Wrong)" - 3:26
  11. "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:46
  12. "So Very Hard to Go" - 3:49
  13. "What Is Hip?" - 6:01
  14. "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:59
  15. "So I Got to Groove" - 6:08

 
17. DINOSAUR TRACKS (1999) [compil]  
     
18. THE VERY BEST OF ... (17 juillet 2001) [compil]  
     
19. SOUL WITH A CAPITAL S - THE BEST OF ... (24 avril 2002) [compil]  
     
20. OAKLAND ZONE (22 avril 2003)  
     
21. WHAT IS HIP AND OTHER HITS (10 octobre 2003) [compil]  
     
22. THE GREAT AMERICAN SOUL BOOK (7 avril 2009)