Urban Renewal

by Tower of Power

Urban Renewal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 January 1975
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:08
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Bootche Anderson, Francis Rocco Prestia, Bruce Conte, Marilyn Scott, Chester Thompson, Stephen Kupka, David Bartlett, David Garibaldi, Pepper Watkins, Emilio Castillo, Lenny Williams, Mic Gillette, Lenny Pickett

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Tower of Power reinforced their reputation as the tightest horn section in the industry with the relentlessly energetic 'Urban Renewal'. Driven by David Garibaldi's complex syncopation and the soulful lead vocals of Lenny Williams, the album delivers a flawless slice of playful, uplifting mid-70s Oakland funk.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Only so Much Oil in the Ground (3:48)
  2. Come Back, Baby (3:22)
  3. It's Not the Crime (1:47)
  4. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To (3:33)
  5. Maybe It'll Rub Off (3:16)
  6. (To Say the Least) You're the Most (2:29)
  7. Willing to Learn (4:38)
  8. Give Me the Proof (2:35)
  9. It Can Never Be the Same (4:44)
  10. I Believe in Myself (2:03)
  11. Walkin' up Hip Street (5:50)

Credits

  • Greg Adams - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings], trumpet, flugelhorn, written-by
  • Stephen Kupka - baritone saxophone, written-by
  • Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
  • David Bartlett - drums, vocals, backing vocals, written-by
  • Bruce Conte - guitar, vocals, backing vocals, written-by
  • Chester Thompson - organ, pedalboard [bass pedals], piano, clavinet, synthesizer [arp], vocals, backing vocals, arranged by, written-by, written-by, arranged by
  • Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone [1st, - all solos], alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Mic Gillette - trombone, vocals, backing vocals, trumpet [solo]

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