Bump City
1972 studio album by Tower of Power
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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.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
| Bump City | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Studio | Trans Maximus Inc., Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 35:52 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ron Capone, Tower of Power | |||
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Track listing
All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.
- "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:31
- "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
- "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
- "Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite)" (Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite) - 3:41
- "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon) - 2:52
- "Down to the Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, David Garibaldi) - 2:43
- "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:35
- "Skating on Thin Ice" - 3:48
- "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
- Ron Capone, Steve Cropper - mixing
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 |