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We Came to Play!

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Released
  
1978

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
Columbia Records

Artist
  
Tower of Power

Producer
  
Steve Cropper

Genres
  
Soul music, Funk

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We Came to Play! (1978)
  
Back on the Streets (1979)

Similar
  
Tower of Power albums, Funk albums

Tower of power we came to play


We Came to Play! is an album by Tower of Power released in 1978. It marked the debut of singer Michael Jeffries, who would stay with TOP through the mid-1980s. Also Steve Cropper (of Booker T. & The M.G.'s fame), produced this album. This album is also noted for featuring Victor Conte, the future founder of the controversial BALCO, on bass, and who is also the cousin of band guitarist, Bruce Conte. Also drummer Ron Beck would take a lead vocal spot on "Love Bug" which features founding T.O.P. drummer David Garibaldi on second drums. Garibaldi would return to the band on the next album, but both Conte's, Bruce and Victor, would not after this album.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "We Came To Play" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) - 3:38
  2. "Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru" (Clifford Coulter) - 6:04
  3. "Let Me Touch You" (Victor Conte, Chester Thompson, S. Beck, Ron E. Beck, Edward McGee) - 4:33
  4. "Yin-Yang Thang" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) - 4:23
  5. "Share My Life" (Bruce Conte, Hubert Tubbs, Coleman Head) - 3:56
  6. "Bittersweet Soul Music" (Rob Moitoza) - 3:28
  7. "Am I a Fool?" (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) - 3:58
  8. "Love Bug" (Ron E. Beck, Steve Cropper, Victor Conte, Chester Thompson) - 4:01
  9. "Somewhere Down The Road" (Bruce Conte, Coleman Head) - 4:39

Personnel

  • Michael Jeffries - lead vocals (all but 8)
  • Steve Kupka - saxophone
  • Emilio Castillo - saxophone, backing vocals
  • Lenny Pickett - saxophone, clarinet, flute, synthesizer (9)
  • Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mic Gillette - trumpet, backing vocals, trombone, flugelhorn
  • Bruce Conte - guitar, backing vocals
  • Chester Thompson - organ, backing vocals, clavinet, piano
  • Victor Conte - bass
  • Ronnie Beck - drums, backing vocals
    • Additional personnel
  • Ronnie Beck - lead vocals (8)
  • Clifford Coulter - backing vocals (2)
  • Carol Rogers - backing vocals (5)
  • Brooks Hunnicutt - backing vocals (6)
  • Karen Wright - backing vocals (6)
  • Lisa Roberts - backing vocals (6)
  • Jim McCandless - bass backing vocals (8)
  • Steve Cropper - additional guitar (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
  • David Garibaldi - additional drums (8)

    • Engineer – Alan Chinowsky, Alex Kashevaroff, Cheech D'Amico*, Rick Sanchez, Steve Fontano Producer – Steve Cropper

    Songs

    1We Came to Play3:37
    2Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru6:05
    3Let Me Touch You4:35

    References

    We Came to Play! Wikipedia
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