Bump City
Bump City is the second album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. The album cover is derived from a sketch by David Garibaldi. It's also their first album for Warner Bros. Records. With Rufus Miller now gone, Rick Stevens took the reins as the sole lead vocalist for this album.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
| Bump City | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971-1972 | |||
| Studio | Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 35:52 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Ron Capone, Tower of Power | |||
| Tower of Power chronology | ||||
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Track listing
All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.
- "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:31
- "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
- "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
- "Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite)" (Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite) - 3:41
- "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon) - 2:52
- "Down to the Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, David Garibaldi) - 2:43
- "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:35
- "Skating on Thin Ice" - 3:48
- "Of the Earth" - 4:30
Personnel
- Rick Stevens - lead vocals
- Skip Mesquite - first tenor saxophone, flute, vocals (lead on "Gone")
- Emilio Castillo - second tenor saxophone, vocals
- Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn (solo on "Gone"), French horn, piano (on "Gone"), vocals[3]
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone, vocals
- Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone, French horn, vocals
- Willie James Fulton - guitar, vocals
- David Garibaldi - drums
- Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
- Brent Byars - conga drums, vocals
- Jay Spell - piano (on "What Happened to the World That Day", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth")
- Memphis Strings - arranged and conducted by Greg Adams on "What Happened to the World That Day?", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth"
- Technical
- Ron Capone, Steve Cropper - mixing
Charts
Albums - Billboard (United States) [4]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Billboard 200 | 85 |
| 1972 | R&B Albums | 16 |
Singles - Billboard (United States) [5][6]
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "You're Still A Young Man" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| 1972 | "You're Still A Young Man" | R&B Singles | 24 |
| 1972 | "Down To The Nightclub" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 66 |
References
- Wynn, Ron. Bump City at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- 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.
- Bump City - Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- Bump City - Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
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