Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now/We Came To Play/Back On The Streets

構成数 : 2
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
Personnel: Bruce Conte (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Mic Gillette (vocals, trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, bass trombone, baritone horn, background vocals); Ron E. Beck, Ronnie Beck (vocals, drums, background vocals); Michael Jeffries (vocals, background vocals); Cheryl Lynn , Edward McGee, Edward McGee (vocals); Danny Hoefer, Greg Crockett, Danny Hoefer, Steve Cropper (guitar); Gayle Levant (harp); Lenny Pickett (alto flute, bass flute, clarinet, woodwinds, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, synthesizer, lyricon, EWI, background vocals); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (baritone saxophone, background vocals); Bill Lamb (trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, brass); Clifford Coulter (mini-Moog synthesizer, background vocals); David Garibaldi (drums); Eddie Brown (percussion); Vito San Filippo, Karen E. Wright, Lisa Roberts, Brooks Hunnicutt, Ivory Stone , Patricia Henley, Melba Joyce (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: Andrew Thompson . Liner Note Author: Rob Adams. Recording information: CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA; P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA; United Western, Los Angeles, CA; Universal Recording, Chicago, IL. Photographer: Bruce Steinberg. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976), We Came to Play! (1978), and Back on the Streets (1979) are bundled in this two-CD release from the U.K.'s BGO label. The set could have been titled The Columbia Years, since it contains all the material Tower of Power released on the Columbia label. The first of the trio features Edward McGee as the replacement for Lenny Williams, while the second and third albums are fronted by Michael Jeffries, who stuck around much longer. All three albums peaked well outside the Top 20 of the Billboard R&B chart, and they're all patchy, highlighted by minor hit singles "You Ought to Be Havin' Fun," "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now," "Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru," and "Rock Baby." The first two of that foursome, along with a dozen other cuts from the same era, make up Soul with a Capital "S": The Best of Tower of Power, a selection geared more for the casual listener, released in 2002 and still in print when this BGO set came out. ~ Andy Kellman
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)