Back to Oakland
Appearance
Back to Oakland | ||||
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Released | February 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | Record Plant, Sausalito, California Kaye/Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 43:05 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Tower of Power | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Back to Oakland is the fourth album by Bay Area based band Tower of Power, Released in Spring 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It was voted by Modern Drummer Magazine as one of the most important recordings for drummers to listen to. The cover photography was by Bruce Steinberg at San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California.[3]
Track listing
- "Oakland Stroke..." (Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Stephen Kupka) - 0:53
- "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Lenny Williams) - 4:28
- "Just When We Start Makin' It" (Castillo, Kupka, Lenny Williams) - 6:30
- "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)" (Castillo, Kupka, Williams) - 3:00
- "Squib Cakes" (Chester Thompson) - 7:49
- "Time Will Tell" (Castillo, Kupka) - 3:11
- "Man from the Past" (Castillo, Kupka, Williams) - 4:00
- "Love's Been Gone So Long" (Bruce Conte) - 4:47
- "I Got the Chop" (Castillo, Kupka) - 2:59
- "Below Us, All the City Lights" (Castillo, Kupka) - 4:20
- "...Oakland Stroke" (Castillo, Garibaldi, Kupka) - 1:08
Personnel
- Tower of Power
- Lenny Pickett - 1st tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute, piccolo
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone, English horn, background vocals
- Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn, orchestra bells, background vocals
- Mic Gillette - trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, bass trombone, background vocals
- Bruce Conte - guitar, background vocals
- Chester Thompson - organ, bass pedals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, background vocals
- Emilio Castillo - 2nd tenor saxophone, background vocals
- Brent Byars - conga drums
- David Garibaldi - drums
- Francis Rocco Prestia - bass guitar
- Lenny Williams - lead vocals
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Billboard Top LPs[4] | 26 |
Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] | 13 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
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US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
1974 | "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle of a Stream)" | 26 | 22 | — |
"Time Will Tell" | — | 69 | 27 |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r20340/review
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/backtooakland
- ^ a b "Tower Of Power US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ "Tower Of Power US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.