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Urban Renewal (Tower of Power album)

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Released
  
January 1975

Urban Renewal (1975)
  
In the Slot (1975)

Release date
  
January 1975

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Length
  
37:46

Artist
  
Tower of Power

Producer
  
Emilio Castillo

Genre
  
Funk

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Recorded
  
1974 at Record Plant, Sausalito, California

Similar
  
Tower of Power albums, Funk albums

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Urban Renewal is a Tower of Power album recorded in 1974 and released in 1975. It's also the last album to feature lead singer Lenny Williams, who would leave to continue a successful solo career. Plus drummer David Garibaldi left temporarily, although he does appear on the song "Willing To Learn" which was the first single released on the album. David Bartlett takes the reins as drummer for this album. Also conga player Brent Byars left after the previous album Back to Oakland, with Carter Collins taking over for him on this album.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo) 3:46
  2. "Come Back, Baby" (Bruce Conte, Lenny Williams) 3:21
  3. "It's Not the Crime" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo) 1:45
  4. "I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams) 3:28
  5. "Maybe It'll Rub Off" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo, Chester Thompson) 3:15
  6. "(To Say the Least) You're the Most" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 2:28
  7. "Willing to Learn" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) 4:35
  8. "Give Me the Proof" (David Bartlett) 2:35
  9. "It Can Never Be the Same" (Bruce Conte, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo) 4:43
  10. "I Believe in Myself" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) 2:00
  11. "Walkin' Up Hip Street" (Chester Thompson) 5:50

Production

  • Produced by Emilio Castillo
  • Arrangements: Greg Adams, Chester Thompson
  • Engineer: Alan Chinowsky, Tom Flye
  • Mastering: Lee Herschberg

    • Personnel

    Tower of Power
  • Lenny Williams - lead vocals
  • Bruce Conte - guitars, backing vocals
  • Chester Thompson - keyboards, organ, acoustic piano, clavinet, backing vocals, bass pedals
  • Francis "Rocco" Prestia - bass guitar
  • David Bartlett - drums (except "Willing To Learn")
  • David Garibaldi - drums on "Willing To Learn"
  • Carter Collins - congas, percussion
  • Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone, backing vocals
  • Stephen Kupka - baritone saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, baritone, tenor & soprano saxophones
    • Additional musicians
  • Bootche Anderson - vocals
  • Marilyn Scott - vocals
  • Pepper Watkins - vocals

    • Songs

    1Only So Much Oil in the Ground3:48
    2Come Back - Baby3:22
    3It's Not the Crime1:47

    References

    Urban Renewal (Tower of Power album) Wikipedia
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