Bump City

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Bump City
Studio album by Tower of Power
Released	1972
Genre	Soul, Funk
Length	35:52
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Tower of Power chronology
East Bay Grease (1970) Bump City (1972) Tower of Power (1973)

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.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.

1. "You Got To Funkifize" - 4:31
2. "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
3. "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
4. "Gone (In Memory Of Jacqueline Mesquite)" - 3:41 (Adams, Mesquite)
5. "You Strike My Main Nerve" - 2:52 (Kupka, Castillo, Williams, Gordon)
6. "Down To The Nightclub" - 2:43 (Kupka, Castillo, Garibaldi)
7. "You're Still A Young Man" - 5:35
8. "Skating On Thin Ice" - 3:48
9. "Of The Earth" - 4:30

[edit] Personnel

• Rick Stevens - lead vocals
• Skip Mesquite - first tenor saxophone, flute, locals (lead on "Gone")
• Emilio Castillo - second tenor saxophone, vocals
• Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn (solo on "Gone"), french horn, piano (on "Gone")
• 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"

[edit] Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"You're Still A Young Man"	The Billboard Hot 100	29
1972	"Down To The Nightclub"	The Billboard Hot 100	66