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Tower of Power

Tower of Power is an American soul and funk based horn section and band, originating from Oakland, California that has been performing for over 40 years.Tower of Power has released 19 albums over the years, the latest being 2009's homage to classic soul songs The Great American Soulbook.

Tower of Power released the following albums including Back to Oakland (1990), Live and in Living Color (1990), Tower of Power (1990), Monster on a Leash (1992), East Bay Grease (1992), Back on the Street (1993), We Came to Play (1993), In the Slot (1993), Urban Renewal (1993), Bump City (1993), Power (1993), Rhythm & Business (1997), Soul Vaccination: Live (1999), What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology (1999), The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years (2001), What Is Hip & Other Hits (2003), What Is Hip (2006), Ain't Nothin Stoppin Us Now (2008), The East Bay Archive Volume I (2008), Oakland Zone (2008), Top (2008), Souled Out (2008), Ain't Nothin Stoppin Us Now/We Came to Play/Back O (2008), Great American Soulbook (2009), Soul With a Capital S: Best of Tower of Power (2010), 40th Anniversary (CD & DVD) (2011) and Direct Plus! (2011).

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Back to Oakland
Oct 1990
  1. Oakland Stroke...
  2. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
  3. Just When We Start Makin' It
  4. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)
  5. Squib Cakes
  6. Time Will Tell
  7. Man From The Past
  8. Love's Been Gone So Long
  9. I Got The Chop
  10. Below Us, All The City Lights
  11. ...Oakland Stroke
Live and in Living Color
Oct 1990
  1. Down To The Nightclub (Bump City)
  2. You're Still A Young Man
  3. Sparkling In The Sand
  4. Knock Yourself Out
  5. What Is Hip? (Live Version)
Tower of Power
Oct 1990
  1. What Is Hip?
  2. Clever Girl
  3. This Time It's Real
  4. Will I Ever Find A Love?
  5. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground
  6. So Very Hard To Go
  7. Soul Vaccination
  8. Both Sorry Over Nothin'
  9. Clean Slate
  10. Just Another Day
Monster on a Leash
Jan 1992
  1. Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing)
  2. How Could This Happen To Me
  3. Who Do You Think You Are
  4. Attitude Dance
  5. You Can't Fall Up (You Just Fall Down)
  6. Funk The Dumb Stuff
  7. Believe It
  8. Personal Possessions
  9. Miss Trouble (Got A Lot Of Nerve)
  10. Keep Your Monster On A Leash
  11. Someone New
  12. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
East Bay Grease
Nov 1992
  1. Knock Yourself Out
  2. Social Lubrication
  3. The Price
  4. Back On The Streets Again
  5. Sparkling in the Sand
  6. The Skunk, The Goose, And The Fly
Back on the Street
May 1993
  1. Rock Baby
  2. Our Love
  3. Heaven Must Have Made You
  4. And You Know It
  5. Nowhere To Run
  6. Something Calls Me
  7. It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)
  8. In Due Time
  9. Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)
We Came to Play
May 1993
  1. We Came To Play
  2. Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru
  3. Let Me Touch You
  4. Yin-Yang Thang
  5. Share My Life
  6. Bittersweet Soul Music
  7. Am I A Fool
  8. Love Bug
  9. Somewhere Down The Road
In the Slot
Sep 1993
  1. Just Enough And Too Much (LP Version)
  2. Treat Me Like Your Man (LP Version)
  3. If I Play My Cards Right (LP Version)
  4. As Surely As I Stand Here (LP Version)
  5. Fanfare: Matanuska (LP Version)
  6. On The Serious Side (LP Version)
  7. Ebony Jam (LP Version)
  8. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (LP Version)
  9. Vuela Por Noche (LP Version)
  10. Essence Of Innocence (LP Version)
  11. The Soul Of A Child (LP Version)
  12. Drop It In The Slot (LP Version)
Urban Renewal
Sep 1993
  1. Only So Much Oil In The Ground
  2. Come Back, Baby
  3. It's Not The Crime
  4. I Wont Leave Unless You Want Me To
  5. Maybe It'll Rub Off
  6. (To Say The Least) You're The Most
  7. Willing To Learn
  8. Give Me The Proof
  9. It Can Never Be The Same
  10. I Believe In Myself
  11. Walkin' Up Hip Street
Bump City
Sep 1993
  1. You Got To Funkifize
  2. What Happened To The World That Day?
  3. Flash In The Pan
  4. Gone (In Memory Of Jacqueline Mesquite)
  5. You Strike My Main Nerve
  6. Skating On Thin Ice
  7. Of The Earth
  8. Down To The Nightclub (LP Version)
  9. You're Still A Young Man (LP Version)
Power
Sep 1993
  1. Baby's Got the Power
  2. Credit
  3. Some Days Were Meant for Rain
  4. Boys Night Out
  5. Ball and Chain
  6. Through Lover's Eyes
  7. Count on Me
  8. On the One
  9. Up Against Yourself
Rhythm & Business
Sep 1997
  1. So I Got To Groove
  2. Crazy For You
  3. East Bay Way
  4. Unconditional Love
  5. You Do The Math
  6. The More You Know
  7. Recapture The Magic
  8. What's Your Trip
  9. Rhythm and Business
  10. Don't Knock Me Down
  11. That Was Then And This Is Now
  12. It Really Doesn't Matter
  13. Spank-A-Dang
Soul Vaccination: Live
Aug 1999
  1. Soul With A Capital 'S' (Live)
  2. I Like Your Style (Live)
  3. Soul Vaccination (Live)
  4. Down To The Night Club (Bump City) (Live)
  5. Willin' To Learn (Live)
  6. Souled Out (Live)
  7. Diggin' On James Brown (Live)
  8. To Say The Least You're The Most (Live)
  9. You Strike My Main Nerve (Live)
  10. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (Live)
  11. You Got To Funkifize (Live)
  12. So Very Hard To Go (Live)
  13. What Is Hip? (Live)
  14. You're Still A Young Man (Live)
  15. So I Got To Groove (Live)
What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology
Sep 1999
  1. Knock Yourself Out
  2. Back on the Streets Again
  3. Sparkling in the Sand
  4. Down to the Nightclub
  5. You're Still a Young Man
  6. You Got to Funkifize
  7. What Happened to the World That Day?
  8. What Is Hip?
  9. Will I Ever Find a Love?
  10. This Time It's Real
  11. So Very Hard to Go
  12. Soul Vaccination
  13. Below Us, All the City Lights
  14. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)
  15. Squib Cakes
  16. Oakland Stroke
  17. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
  18. Time Will Tell
  19. It's Not the Crime
  20. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
  21. Only So Much Oil in the Ground
  22. Willing to Learn
  23. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
  24. Just Enough and Too Much
  25. As Surley as I Stand Here
  26. Stroke '75
  27. The Soul of a Child
  28. You Ought to Be Havin' Fun
  29. Simple as That
  30. Credit
  31. A Little Knowledge (Is a Dangerous Thing)
  32. I Like Your Style
  33. Soul With a Capital S
  34. Souled Out
  35. So I Got to Groove
The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years
Jul 2001
  1. You Got to Funkifize
  2. What Happened to the World That Day?
  3. Down to the Nightclub
  4. You're Still a Young Man
  5. What Is Hip?
  6. So Very Hard to Go
  7. This Time It's Real
  8. Will I Ever Find a Love?
  9. Soul Vaccination
  10. Time Will Tell
  11. Below Us, All the City Lights
  12. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
  13. Willing to Learn
  14. Only So Much Oil in the Ground
  15. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
  16. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
What Is Hip & Other Hits
Oct 2003
  1. What Is Hip?
  2. Can't You See (You're Doin' Me Wrong)
  3. Just Enough and Too Much
  4. This Time It's Real
  5. Down to the Nightclub
  6. It's Not the Crime
  7. The Soul of a Child
  8. Will I Ever Find a Love?
  9. Oakland Stroke
  10. So Very Hard to Go
What Is Hip
Jun 2006
  1. What Is Hip?
  2. Can't You See (You're Doin' Me Wrong)
  3. Just Enough and Too Much
  4. This Time It's Real
  5. Down to the Nightclub
  6. It's Not the Crime
  7. The Soul of a Child
  8. Will I Ever Find a Love?
  9. Oakland Stroke
  10. So Very Hard to Go
Ain't Nothin Stoppin Us Now
Mar 2008
  1. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
  2. By Your Side
  3. Make Someone Happy
  4. Doin' Alright
  5. Because I Think the World of You
  6. You Ought to Be Havin' Fun
  7. Can't Stand to See the Slaughter
  8. It's So Nice
  9. Deal with It
  10. While We Went to the Moon
The East Bay Archive Volume I
Aug 2008
  1. Check It Out (Instrumental)
  2. What Is Hip?
  3. Clean Slate
  4. So Very Hard To Go
  5. You're Still A Young Man
  6. Soul Vaccination
  7. This Time It's Real
  8. Back On The Streets
  9. Don t Change Horses
  10. Knock Yourself Out
  11. Main Nerve
  12. Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground
  13. Sparkling In The Sand
  14. Both Sorry Over Nothin'
  15. Down To The Nightclub
  16. You Got To Funkafize
  17. Just Another Day
  18. Don't Fight It
Oakland Zone
Aug 2008
  1. Eastside?
  2. Give Me Your Love
  3. Get What You Want
  4. Could've Done It Better
  5. This Type of Funk
  6. Pocketful of Soul
  7. Remember Love
  8. Oakland Zone
  9. Life Is What You Make It
  10. Happy 'Bout That
  11. Stranger In My Own House
  12. Back In The Day
  13. Page One
  14. ...Eastside
Top
Sep 2008
  1. Soul With a Capital S
  2. It All Comes Back
  3. Please Come Back (To Stay)
  4. The Real Deal
  5. Come to a Decision
  6. Cruise Control
  7. The Educated Bump, Pt. 1
  8. Mama Lied
  9. Quiet Scream
  10. I Like Your Style
  11. You
  12. South of the Boulevard
  13. Come on With It
  14. The Educated Bump, Pt. 2
Souled Out
Sep 2008
  1. Souled Out
  2. Taxed to the Max
  3. Keep Comin' Back
  4. Soothe You
  5. Do You Wanna (Make Love to Me)
  6. Lovin' You Forever
  7. Gotta Make a Change
  8. Diggin' on James Brown
  9. Sexy Soul
  10. Just Like You
  11. Once You Get a Taste
  12. Undercurrent
Ain't Nothin Stoppin Us Now/We Came to Play/Back O
Dec 2008
  1. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
  2. By Your Side
  3. Make Someone Happy
  4. Doin' Alright
  5. Because I Think the World of You
  6. You Oughta to Be Havin' Fun
  7. Can't Stand to See the Slaughter
  8. It's So Nice
  9. Deal with It
  10. While We Went to the Moon
  11. We Came to Play
  12. Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru
  13. Let Me Touch You
  14. Yin-Yang Thang
  15. Share My Life
  16. Bittersweet Soul Music
  17. Am I a Fool
  18. Love Bug
  19. Somewhere Down the Road
  20. Rock Baby
  21. Our Love
  22. Heaven Must Have Made You
  23. And You Know It
  24. Nowhere to Run
  25. Something Calls Me
  26. It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)
  27. In Due Time
  28. Just Make a Move (And Be Yourself)
Great American Soulbook
Apr 2009
  1. You Met Your Match
  2. I Thank You (featuring Tom Jones)
  3. Loveland
  4. It Takes Two (featuring Joss Stone)
  5. Me & Mrs. Jones
  6. Star Time (Tribute to James Brown)
  7. Mr. Pitiful (featuring Sam Moore)
  8. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
  9. Since You've Been Gone (Baby, Baby, Sweet Baby)
  10. (Heaven Must Have Sent) Your Precious Love (featuring Joss Stone)
  11. 634-5789 (featuring Huey Lewis)
  12. Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?
Soul With a Capital S: Best of Tower of Power
Jun 2010
  1. Attitude Dance
  2. Soul With A Capital 'S'
  3. Souled Out
  4. So I Got To Groove
  5. Diggin' On James Brown
  6. Funk The Dumb Stuff
  7. I Love That Girl So Much (Previously Unreleased)
  8. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
  9. And You Know It
  10. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
  11. We Came To Play
  12. So Very Hard To Go (Live)
  13. You're Still A Young Man (Live)
  14. What Is Hip? (Live)
40th Anniversary (CD & DVD)
Feb 2011
  1. We Came To Play
  2. Soul With a Capital "S"
  3. Can't Stand To See the Slaughter
  4. Down To the Nightclub
  5. It's Not the Crime
  6. You Got To Funkifize
  7. As Surely As I Stand Here
  8. I Got to Groove
  9. This Time It's Real
  10. Souled Out
  11. Time Will Tell
  12. Only So Much Oil In the Ground
  13. Credit
  14. A Little Knowledge (Is a Dangerous Thing)
  15. What Is Hip?
  16. You're Still a Young Man
  17. Knock Yourself Out
Direct Plus!
Feb 2011
  1. Fanfare/You Know It
  2. You're Gonna Need Me
  3. Squibcakes
  4. That's Why I Sing
  5. What Is Hip
  6. Never Let Go Of Love
  7. Fanfare/You Know It (previously unreleased)
  8. Squibcakes (previously unreleased)
  9. That's Why I Sing (previously unreleased)
  10. What Is Hip (previously unreleased)
Songs
  1. Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)
  2. Ball And Chain