Bump City
1972 studio album by Tower of Power
Bump City | ||||
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Studio album by Tower of Power | ||||
Released | May 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
Studio | Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 35:52 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Ron Capone, Tower of Power | |||
Tower of Power chronology | ||||
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Bump City is the second album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. The album cover is derived from a sketch by David Garibaldi.[citation needed] It's also their first album for Warner Bros. Records. With Rufus Miller now gone, Rick Stevens took the reins as the sole lead vocalist for this album.
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Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Track listing
All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.
- "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:31
- "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
- "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
- "Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite)" (Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite) - 3:41
- "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon) - 2:52
- "Down to the Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, David Garibaldi) - 2:43
- "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:35
- "Skating on Thin Ice" - 3:48
- "Of the Earth" - 4:30
Personnel
- Rick Stevens - lead vocals
- Skip Mesquite - first tenor saxophone, flute, vocals (lead on "Gone")
- Emilio Castillo - second tenor saxophone, vocals
- Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn (solo on "Gone"), French horn, piano (on "Gone"), vocals[3]
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone, vocals
- Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone, French horn, vocals
- Willie James Fulton - guitar, vocals
- David Garibaldi - drums
- Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
- Brent Byars - conga drums, vocals
- Jay Spell - piano (on "What Happened to the World That Day", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth")
- Memphis Strings - arranged and conducted by Greg Adams on "What Happened to the World That Day?", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth"
- Technical
- Ron Capone, Steve Cropper - mixing
Charts
Albums - Billboard (United States) [4]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1972 | The Billboard 200 | 85 |
1972 | R&B Albums | 16 |
Singles - Billboard (United States) [5][6]
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1972 | "You're Still A Young Man" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
1972 | "You're Still A Young Man" | R&B Singles | 24 |
1972 | "Down To The Nightclub" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 66 |
References
- ^ Wynn, Ron. Bump City at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Bump City - Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Bump City - Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
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