In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Bump City”, the second Tower of Power album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Ron Capone, Rick Stevens, Skip Mesquite, Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Stephen “Doc” Kupka, Mic Gillette, Francis Rocco Prestia, Willie James Fulton, David Garibaldi and Brent Byars.
Personnel:
- Rick Stevens – lead vocals
- Willie James Fulton – vocals, guitar
- Francis Rocco Prestia – bass
- David Garibaldi – drums
- Brent Byars – conga drums, vocals
- Skip Mesquite – vocals, first tenor saxophone, flute
- Emilio Castillo – vocals, second tenor saxophone
- Stephen “Doc” Kupka – vocals, baritone saxophone
- Greg Adams – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, piano
- Mic Gillette – vocals, trumpet, trombone, French horn
- Jay Spell – piano
- Memphis Strings
- Greg Adams – conductor, strings arrangements
- Ron Capone, Steve Cropper – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka, except where noted.
- You Got to Funkifize
- What Happened to the World That Day?
- Flash in the Pan
- Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite) – Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite
- You Strike My Main Nerve – Stephen “Doc” Kupka, Emilio Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon
- Down to the Nightclub – Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi
- You’re Still a Young Man
- Skating on Thin Ice
- Of the Earth
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