Tower Of Power - The Very Best Of Tower Of Power - The Warner Years flac album

Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the most well-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success.

Album · 2001 · 16 Songs. Oakland’s Tower of Power make hot, funky soul, with nods to James Brown’s strutting R&B and to flowery California sunshine pop. Their greatest years include the rump-shaking What Is Hip?, the aching You’re Still a Young Man, and the politically charged Only So Much Oil in the Ground. Lenny Williams shines on the wintry ballad So Very Hard to Go, while Rick Stevens commands the toe-tapping funk of Down to the Nightclub. Throughout, the famed Tower of Power horn section is a constant. The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years Tower Of Power.

The Very Best Of Tower Of Power: The Warner Years. When I think of Tower of Power I think of the hard hitting and powerful funk from their first iconic album East Bay Grease.

Usually, it's not a good sign if a band is generally known for augmenting artists instead of their own records, but Tower of Power was really a very good horn section, and they did make records that held their own. Of course, "What Is Hip?" was the biggest single they ever had, but they also had several other smaller hits that captured their sleek, stylized soul-funk quite well, such as "Soul Vaccination.

The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years, 2001. Will I Ever Find a Love?, 03:50. Soul Vaccination, 05:12. Below Us, All the City Lights, 04:17. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream), 04:44. Willing to Learn, 04:36. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me to, 03:30.

Released by Warner Music Group Aug 2012 16 Tracks. PLAY ALL. The Very Best Of Tower Of Power: The Warner Years. Released by Warner Music Group Aug 2012 16 Tracks.

Down To The Nightclub (Remastered). Composers: Stephen Kupka - Emilio Castillo - John David Garibaldi. 04. You're Still A Young Man (Remastered). Composers: Emilio Castillo - Stephen Kupka - E. Castillo - S. Kupka. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) (Remastered). 13. Willing To Learn (Remastered). Composers: Castillo - Kupka.

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+ 01. You Got To Funkifize 02. What Happened To The World That Day 03. Down To The Nightclub 04. You're Still A Young Man 05. What Is Hip 06. So Very Hard To Go 07. This Time Is Real 08. Will I Ever Find A Love 09. Soul Vaccination 10. Time Will Tell 11. Below Us, All The City Lights 12. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) 13. Willing To Learn 14. Only So Much Oil In The Ground 15. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To 16. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous.