Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now

Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Studio album by Tower Of Power
Released	1976
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	38:19
Label	Columbia
Producer	Emilio Castillo and Tower of Power
Tower Of Power chronology
Live And In Living Color (1976) Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (1976) We Came to Play! (1978)

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Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now is an album by Tower of Power released in 1976, the band's first record on Columbia Records. Ron Beck takes up the drummers spot after David Garibaldi exited for a second time. This also would be the last album to feature bassist Francis "Rocco" Prestia as he would go on an extended hiatus from the band until his return in 1986. It is also the only album to feature vocalist Edward McGee.

Track listing

1. "Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, David Bartlett) – 3:58
2. "By Your Side" (Edward McGee, Clifford Coulter) – 4:30
3. "Make Someone Happy" (Ron E. Beck, Keith Rogers) – 2:47
4. "Doin' Alright" (Bruce Conte, Coleman Head) – 4:48
5. "Because I think the World Of You" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Frank Biner) – 3:00
6. "You Ought To Be Havin' Fun" (Hubert Tubbs, Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) – 3:06
7. "Can't Stand To See The Slaughter" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo) – 2:47
8. "It's So Nice" (T. Castillo, Emilio Castillo, David Bartlett, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Frank Biner) – 5:39
9. "Deal With It" (Chester Thompson) – 3:20
10. "While We Went To The Moon" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, David Bartlett, Emilio Castillo) – 4:24

Personnel

• Greg Adams – Trumpet, Conductor, Flugelhorn, Horn, Vocals, Producer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Ron E. Beck – Vocals, Drums, Snare Drum, Producer
• Emilio Castillo – Tenor saxophone, Vocals, Producer
• Bruce Conte – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
• Mic Gillette – Percussion, Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Vocals
• Patricia Henley – Background Vocals
• Melba Joyce – Background Vocals
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – Baritone Saxophone, Producer
• Bill Lamb – Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Edward McGee – Vocals, Producer
• Lenny Pickett – Alto and Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon, Producer
• Francis Prestia – Bass, Producer
• Carol Rogers – Background Vocals
• Ivory Stone – Background Vocals
• Chester Thompson – Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Bass Pedals, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Tower of Power – Producer, Horn Arrangements

Production

• Alan Chinowsky – Engineer, Production Assistant, Mixing
• Bob Edwards – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Rich Ehrman – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Jim Gaines – Engineer, Mixing
• Bruce Steinberg – Art Direction, Design, Photography, Cover Design

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