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1978 studio album by Tower Of Power
We Came to Play! Tower of Power , released in 1978.[1] [2] Michael Jeffries , who would stay with T.O.P. through the mid-1980s. Steve Cropper produced the album.[3] Billboard 200[4]
We Came to Play! features Victor Conte , the future founder of the controversial BALCO , on bass, and who is also the cousin of band guitarist Bruce Conte . Drummer Ron Beck takes a lead vocal spot on "Love Bug", which features founding T.O.P. drummer David Garibaldi on second drums. Garibaldi would return to the band on the next album, but neither Conte, Bruce or Victor, would after this album.
Critical reception [ edit ]
The Globe and Mail [8]
Track listing [ edit ]
"We Came To Play" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) - 3:38
"Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru" (Clifford Coulter) - 6:04
"Let Me Touch You" (Victor Conte, Chester Thompson, S. Beck, Ron E. Beck, Edward McGee) - 4:33
"Yin-Yang Thang" (Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) - 4:23
"Share My Life" (Bruce Conte, Hubert Tubbs , Coleman Head) - 3:56
"Bittersweet Soul Music" (Rob Moitoza) - 3:28
"Am I a Fool" (Hubert Tubbs , Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka) - 3:58
"Love Bug" (Ron E. Beck, Steve Cropper, Victor Conte, Chester Thompson) - 4:01
"Somewhere Down The Road" (Bruce Conte, Coleman Head) - 4:39
Personnel [ edit ]
Tower of Power
Michael Jeffries – lead vocals (1-7, 9)
Chester Thompson – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric grand piano , Fender Rhodes , clavinet , ARP String Ensemble , Minimoog , Polymoog , organ , backing vocals
Bruce Conte – guitars, backing vocals
Victor Conte – bass
Ronnie Beck – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (8 )
Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone, first tenor saxophone, Lyricon , clarinet , contrabass clarinet , alto flute , bass flute , E-mu synthesizer , synth solo (9 )
Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
Emilio Castillo – second tenor saxophone, backing vocals
Mic Gillette – trombone, bass trombone , trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
Greg Adams – trumpet, flugelhorn
Additional musicians
Steve Cropper – additional guitars (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
David Garibaldi – additional drums (8 )
Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
Clifford Coulter – backing vocals (2 )
Carol Rogers – backing vocals (5 )
Brooks Hunnicutt – backing vocals (6 )
Lisa Roberts – backing vocals (6 )
Karen Wright – backing vocals (6 )
Jim McCandless – bass backing vocals (8 )
Production [ edit ]
Steve Cropper – producer
Alan Chinowsky – engineer, mixing
Frank "Cheech" D'Amico – assistant engineer
Steve Fontano – assistant engineer
Alex Kashevaroff – assistant engineer
Rick Sanchez – assistant engineer
Vic Anesini – remastering at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York)
Tower of Power – art direction
Bruce Steinberg – design, photography
References [ edit ]
^ Scott, Marilyn (Feb 18, 1978). "Talent in Action". Billboard . Vol. 90, no. 7. p. 39.
^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk . Backbeat Books. p. 186.
^ "Tower of Power" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 March 2024 .
^ "We Came to Play! Review by Ron Wynn" . AllMusic . Retrieved 10 March 2024 .
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 713.
^ McGrath, Paul (7 June 1978). "Tower of Power slicks image; Mink DeVille finds sophistication". The Globe and Mail . p. F2.
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