Album

Back To Oakland

Tower Of Power

1974 · Jazz, Funk / Soul

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Back To Oakland by Tower Of Power

Back To Oakland is a Soul & Funk album by Tower Of Power, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Oakland Stroke...0:53
  2. A2Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)4:28
  3. A3Just When We Start Makin' It6:30
  4. A4Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)3:00
  5. A5Squib Cakes7:49

Side B

  1. B1Time Will Tell3:11
  2. B2Man From The Past4:00
  3. B3Love's Been Gone So Long4:47
  4. B4I Got The Chop2:59
  5. B5Below Us, All The City Lights4:20
  6. B6...Oakland Stroke1:08

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Funk
  • dense
  • swaggering
  • urban

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Brent ByarsCONGAS
  • Bruce ConteGUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR SOLOIST, GUITAR
  • Bud ShankFLUTE, ALTO FLUTE, ALTO SAXOPHONE, PICCOLO FLUTE FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE, ALTO SAXOPHONE, PICCOLO FLUTE, GUEST FLUTE, ALTO SAXOPHONE, PICCOLO FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE
  • Chester ThompsonORGAN, ORGAN , PIANO, PIANO , CLAVINET, BACKING VOCALS ORGAN, PEDALBOARD , PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO , CLAVINET, BACKING VOCALS ORGAN, PEDALBOARD , PIANO, PIANO , CLAVINET, BACKING VOCALS
  • David DukeFRENCH HORN FRENCH HORN, GUEST HORNS
  • David GaribaldiDRUMS
  • Emilio CastilloBACKING VOCALS, TENOR SAXOPHONE SUPERVISED BY, TENOR SAXOPHONE, BACKING VOCALS TENOR SAXOPHONE , BACKING VOCALS
  • Francis Rocco PrestiaBASS
  • Frank RosolinoTROMBONE TROMBONE, GUEST
  • Greg AdamsARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, BELLS , BACKING VOCALS
  • Jim GainesENGINEER
  • Lenny PickettFLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE, ALTO SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, BASS SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE , ALTO SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, BASS SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE , ALTO SAXOPHONE, BASS SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE
  • Lenny WilliamsLEAD VOCALS
  • Mic GilletteTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, TROMBONE, BACKING VOCALS, BASS TROMBONE TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, TROMBONE, BASS TROMBONE, BACKING VOCALS
  • Richard PerissiFRENCH HORN FRENCH HORN, GUEST HORNS
  • Stephen KupkaBARITONE SAXOPHONE, ENGLISH HORN, BACKING VOCALS ENGLISH HORN, BACKING VOCALS, BARITONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE , ENGLISH HORN, BACKING VOCALS
  • Tommy ShepardTROMBONE TROMBONE, GUEST
  • Vincent DeRosaFRENCH HORN FRENCH HORN, GUEST HORNS

19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 48 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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