31/01/2014

Tower Of Power "T.O.P." (1993) -Funk / Pop Soul-



Label : Epic Records


États-Unis 01 - Soul With A Capital "S" (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - It All Comes Back (Greg Adams, Neil Jason, B. Kent & John McCurry)
03 - Please Come Back (To Stay) (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Nick Milo)
04 - The Real Deal (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Nick Milo)
05 - Come To A Decision (Carmen Grillo)
06 - Cruise Control (Greg Adams & Nick Milo)
07 - The Educated Bump Part I (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Russ McKinnon)
08 - Mama Lied (P. Gentili, B. MacPhearson, Emilio Castillo & Stephen "Doc" Kupka)
09 - Quiet Scream (Greg Adams & B. Kent)
10 - I Like Your Style (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Nick Milo)
11 - You (Carmen Grillo & Tom Keane)
12 - South Of The Boulevard (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
13 - Come On With It (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
14 - The Educated Bump Part II (Emilio Castillo, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Russ McKinnon)


Produced by Emilio Castillo
Except "Come To A Decision" Produced by Emilio Castillo & Carmen Grillo
Horns Arranged by Ken Kessie
Executive Producer : Michael Caplan
Recorded by Ken Kessie & Maureen Droney
Additional Engineering : Danny Alonso
Recorded & Mixed at Can-Am Recorders
Additional Recording at Pacifique Studios, Rumbo Recorders, Skip Saylor Recording & Track Records
Assistant Engineers : Danny Alonso, John Jackson, Randy Long, Pete Magdaleno, Pat Rodman & Louie Teran
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, NY

Tower Of Power :
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flugelhorn Solo on "Cruise Control" & Trumpet Solo on "Quiet Scream"
Tom Bowes : Lead & Background vocals
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone, Background vocals & Lead vocals on "Come On With It"
Carmen Grillo : Guitar, Background vocals & Lead vocals on "You"
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
Russ McKinnon : Drums & Percussion
Nick Milo : Keyboards
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone & Background vocals

Guest Musicians :
Lenny Pickett : Sax Solos on "The Educated Bump" Part I & Part II, "It All Comes Back", "Come On With It", "South Of The Boulevard" & "The Real Deal"
Brandon Fields : Sax Solos on "Cruise Control"
Paul Perez : Ensemble Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Pancho Sanchez : Congas on "South Of The Boulevard" & "You"