Monster on a Leash
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| Monster on a Leash | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Schnee and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California). | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Label | Epic[1] | |||
| Producer | Emilio Castillo | |||
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Monster on a Leash is an album by the American band Tower of Power, released in 1991.[2][3] It peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[4]
Huey Lewis cowrote "How Could This Happen to Me" and "Keep Your Monster on a Leash".[5] Tower of Power employed a 10-member lineup for the recording of the album.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
The Baltimore Sun wrote that "it's not the band's brassy bluster that makes it worth hearing, but the rhythm section's refried soul grooves."[8] The Washington Post opined that "except for a few tracks ... the combination of Tom Bowes's rather generic R&B vocals and some uninspired lyrics is sorely outclassed by the group's surging horn arrangements and incessant dance grooves."[5]
