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.

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)" (Adams, Mesquite) - 3:41
5. "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, Williams, Gordon) - 2:52
6. "Down To The Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, Garibaldi) - 2:43
7. "You're Still A Young Man" - 5:35
8. "Skating On Thin Ice" - 3:48
9. "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"

Charts

Albums - Billboard (North America) ^[4]

Singles - Billboard (North America) ^[5][6]

References