Bump City

Bump City
Studio album by
Tower of Power
ReleasedMay 1972
Recorded1971–1972
StudioTrans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreSoul, funk
Length35:52
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerRon Capone, Tower of Power
Tower of Power chronology
East Bay Grease
(1970) 		Bump City
(1972) 		Tower of Power
(1973)

Bump City is the second album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. The album cover is derived from a sketch by David Garibaldi.[citation needed] It's also their first album for Warner Bros. Records. With Rufus Miller now gone, Rick Stevens took the reins as the sole lead vocalist for this album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.

  1. "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:31
  2. "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
  3. "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
  4. "Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite)" (Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite) - 3:41
  5. "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon) - 2:52
  6. "Down to the Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, David Garibaldi) - 2:43
  7. "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:35
  8. "Skating on Thin Ice" - 3:48
  9. "Of the Earth" - 4:30

Personnel

  • Rick Stevens - lead vocals
  • Skip Mesquite - first tenor saxophone, flute, vocals (lead on "Gone")
  • Emilio Castillo - second tenor saxophone, vocals
  • Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn (solo on "Gone"), French horn, piano (on "Gone"), vocals[3]
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone, vocals
  • Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone, French horn, vocals
  • Willie James Fulton - guitar, vocals
  • David Garibaldi - drums
  • Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
  • Brent Byars - conga drums, vocals
  • Jay Spell - piano (on "What Happened to the World That Day", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth")
  • Memphis Strings - arranged and conducted by Greg Adams on "What Happened to the World That Day?", "You're Still a Young Man" and "Of the Earth"
Technical

Charts

Albums - Billboard (United States) [4]

Year Chart Position
1972 The Billboard 200 85
1972 R&B Albums 16

Singles - Billboard (United States) [5][6]

Year Single Chart Position
1972 "You're Still A Young Man" The Billboard Hot 100 29
1972 "You're Still A Young Man" R&B Singles 24
1972 "Down To The Nightclub" The Billboard Hot 100 66

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Bump City at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ Bump City - Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  5. ^ Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. ^ Bump City - Tower of Power > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2011.