In the Slot

In the Slot
Studio album by Tower of Power
Released	1975
Genre	Funk, soul, R&B
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Emilio Castillo and Tower of Power
Tower of Power chronology
Urban Renewal (1975) In the Slot (1975) Live And In Living Color (1976)

In the Slot is a Tower of Power album released in 1975. It was their last studio album for Warner Bros. Records. It also marked the debut of new vocalist Hubert Tubbs. David Garibaldi returns to the drummer's throne after being absent from the previous album Urban Renewal (save for one track), although the drummer from that album, David Bartlett, does appear as a background vocalist on this album, as does Garibaldi's next successor, Ron Beck.

Track listing

LP side one

1. Just Enough and Too Much - 3:25 - Tower of Power, Emilio Castillo
2. Treat Me Like Your Man - 3:08 - Tower of Power, Lenny Williams
3. If I Play My Cards Right - 3:12 - Tower of Power, Emilio Castillo
4. As Surely as I Stand Here - 5:15 - Tower of Power, Stephen Kupka
5. Fanfare-Matanuska - 0:16
6. On the Serious Side - 2:51 - Tower of Power, Emilio Castillo

LP side two

1. Ebony Jam - 6:44 - Tower of Power, Chester Thompson
2. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous - 3:51 - Tower of Power, Biner, Frank
3. Vuela Por Noche - 1:34 - Tower of Power, David Garibaldi
4. Essence of Innocence - 0:36 - Tower of Power, Chester Thompson
5. The Soul of a Child - 4:58 - Tower of Power, Stephen Kupka
6. Drop It in the Slot - 3:13 - Tower of Power, Emilio Castillo

Personnel

• Hubert Tubbs - Lead Vocals
• Bruce Conte - Guitar, Background Vocals
• Chester Thompson - Organ, Bass Pedals, Piano, Clavinet, ARP Ensemble, Background Vocals
• Francis Rocco Prestia - Bass
• David Garibaldi - Drums
• Lenny Pickett - 1st Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax (All Sax Solos), Piccolo, Clarinet, Contra-bass Clarinet, Lyricon
• Emilio Castillo - 2nd Tenor Sax, Background Vocals, (co-lead on "You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous")
• Steve Kupka - Baritone Sax
• Mic Gillette - Trumpet, Trombone, Fluegelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet, Bass Trombone, Background Vocals
• Greg Adams - Trumpet (solo in "Vuela Por Noche"), Fluegelhorn (solo in "Ebony Jam")

Strings arranged and conducted by Greg Adams

Additional Background Vocals:

• Bootche Anderson
• Marilyn Scott
• Pepper Watkins
• David Bartlett
• Ron Beck
• Frank Biner
• Roger Rifkind

Recorded and mixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, USA Engineers:

• Tom Flye
• Alan Chinowsky
• Cris Morris, Assistant Engineer

Album Design and Photography

• Bruce Steinberg
• Ellie Oberzil, Design Assistant

Pinball Consultants:

• B&B Novelty Corp. San Francisco, CA, USA

Sources

• http://www.discogs.com/release/575680