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.
[edit] 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)" (Adams, Mesquite) - 3:41
- "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, Williams, Gordon) - 2:52
- "Down To The Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, Garibaldi) - 2:43
- "You're Still A Young Man" - 5:35
- "Skating On Thin Ice" - 3:48
- "Of The Earth" - 4:30
[edit] 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"
[edit] Charts
Albums - Billboard (North America) [4]
Singles - Billboard (North America) [5][6]
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 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 |
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