Tower Of Power - Way Back To Oakland : Best Of Warner Years & More - Japan 2 SHM-CD Limited Edition

Credits:

Tower of Power

Description:

A Tower Records project. This is the fifth in the Tower Records PREMIUM series of limited-edition releases, produced by the Tower Records staff themselves, and is the best album that all music lovers can confidently recommend. The ultimate 2-CD best collection of Tower of Power (TOP), the strongest funk/soul band in the Bay Area from Oakland, with an exploding horn section and a vibrant funk beat. 50th anniversary of the release of "Back to Oakland", a very popular album featuring all of the members of TOP. The 50th anniversary of the release of "Back to Oakland", the most popular album with TOP's strongest members. TOP is still active and evolving, led by founding members Emilio Castillo (ts, vo) and Stefan "Doc" Kupka (bs). 2-CD, 24-bit SHM-CD set. Digitally remastered. The music writer Takaaki Sakurai, the chairman of the TOP Fan Club in Japan, handpicked the songs and provided commentary. The songs were selected from Warner's sound recordings from the heyday of the band and were chosen based on the criteria that they were good songs and that they were familiar songs from their live performances.It is a massive volume with 36 tracks and a total time of over 150 minutes." What Is Hip? and "Painful Farewell," as well as live tracks that showcase the band at their best. A rare single version of "What Is Hip?" is also included. is also included, as well as a rare single version of "What Is Hip? In addition, 5 tracks from TOP's participation in other artists are also included. Three funk tunes from the mid-70s, selected by Graham Central Station, have been chosen as the best sources of TOP's funkiness, even outside of his own performances. Also included are "Dreams of Tomorrow" (1979) by Marilyn Scott, a West Coast AOR singer who sang backing vocals for TOP, and "Ai no mezame" (1976), recorded with Eiko Shuri, a singer who performed everything from pop songs to songs in Japan and the United States. What Is Hip?

Tracklisting:

1.Oakland Stroke・・・
2.Knock Yourself Out
3.You Got to Get Funkifize
4.Down to the Nightclub
5.You're Still a Young Man
6.What Is Hip?
7.This Time It's Real
8.So Very Hard to Go
9.Soul Vaccination
10.Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
11.Just When We Started Makin' It
12.Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)
13.Squib Cakes
14.Time Will Tell
15.Love's Been Gone so Long
16.Below Us, All the City Lights
17.・・・Oakland Stroke
18.What Is Hip? (Single Version)