T.O.P. (Tower of Power album)

T.O.P.
Studio album by Tower of Power
Released	1993
Genre	Soul, Funk
Length	59:08
Label	Epic
Producer	Emilio Castillo
Tower of Power chronology
Monster on a Leash (1991) T.O.P. (1993) Souled Out (1995)

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T.O.P is a 1993 album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. It also marked the last album to feature founding trumpet player and band horn arranger, Greg Adams, and vocalist Tom Bowes. It also features a reunion with saxophonist Lenny Pickett who shows up on a few tracks.

Trivia

The European version of their 1987 album Power was also titled T.O.P.

Track listing

All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.

1. "Soul With a Capital 'S'" - 4:59
2. "It All Comes Back" - 3:55 (Adams, Jason, Kent, McCurry)
3. "Please Come Back (to Stay)" - 5:28 (Castillo, Kupka, Milo)
4. "The Real Deal" - 4:30 (Castillo, Kupka, Milo)
5. "Come to a Decision" - 5:32 (Grillo)
6. "Cruise Control" - 5:04 (Adams, Milo)
7. "The Educated Bump, Part I" - 0:54 (Castillo, Kupka, McKinnon)
8. "Mama Lied" - 3:35 (Castillo, Kupka, Gentili, MacPhearson)
9. "Quiet Scream" - 4:21 (Adams, Kent)
10. "I Like Your Style" - 4:19 (Castillo, Kupka, Milo)
11. "You" - 4:31 (Grillo, Keane)
12. "South of the Boulevard" - 5:59
13. "Come on With It" - 4:52
14. "The Educated Bump, Part II" - 1:02 (Castillo, Kupka, McKinnon)

Personnel

• Tom Bowes - lead vocals, background vocals
• Carmen Grillo - guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on You
• Francis Rocco Prestia - bass
• Russ McKinnon - drums, percussion
• Nick Milo - keyboards
• Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone, background vocals, lead vocals on Come on With It
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone
• Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements, flugelhorn solo on "Cruise Control", trumpet solo on "Quiet Scream"
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, vocals

Guest personnel

• Lenny Pickett - saxophone solos on "The Educated Bump" Part I & II, "It All Comes Back", "Come On With It", "South Of The Boulevard", "The Real Deal"
• Brandon Fields - saxophone solo on "Cruise Control"
• Paul Perez - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
• Poncho Sanchez - congas on "South of the Boulevard", "You"

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