50 Years Of Funck & Soul: Live At The Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 2018 (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Artistry Music – ART7078

Format: 2 x CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video

Country: US

Released: 2021

Genre: Funk / Soul

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1-1                       Stroke '75

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

2:40

1-2                      Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

2:36

1-3                      You Ought To Be Having Fun

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

3:21

1-4                      Soul With A Capital S

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

6:07

1-5                      Stop

Written-By – E. Castilio*, J. Cortez*

4:34

1-6                      You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous

Written-By – E. Castillo*, F. Biner*, S. Kupka*

3:06

1-7                      On The Serious Side

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

4:17

1-8                      Just When We Start Makin' It

Written-By – E. Castillo*, L. Williams*, S. Kupka*

7:24

1-9                      Soul Vaccination

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

5:04

Medley              (9:25)

1-10a                 What Is Hip?

Written-By – D. Garibaldi*, E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

1-10b                 Soul Power

Written-By – J. Brown*

1-11                    Do You Like That ?

Written-By – E. Castillo*, M. Dolin*

3:36

1-12                    Drop It In The Slot

Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

3:12

2-1                      Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) ?

Written-By – E. Castillo*, L. Williams*, S. Kupka*

3:54

2-2                      Maybe It'll Rub Off

Written-By – C. Thompson*, E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*

3:12

2-3                      Don't Change Horses

Written-By – J. Watson*, L. Williams*

6:28

2-4                      Squib Cakes

Written-By – C. Thompson*

6:24

2-5                      On The Soul Side Of Town

Written-By – E. Castillo*, L. Sacks*

5:13

Diggin' On James Brown (Medley)    (9:20)

2-6a                   It's A New Day

Written-By – J. Brown*

2-6b                   Mother Popcorn

Written-By – J. Brown*

2-6c                   There It Is

Written-By – J. Brown*

2-6d                   I Got The Feelin'

Written-By – J. Brown*

2-6e                   Diggin' On James Brown (Reprise)

Written-By – E. Castillo*, K. Kessie*, S. Kupka*

2-7                      So Very Hard To Go

Written-By – E. Castillio*, S. Kupka*

3:59

2-8                      Knock Yourself Out

Written-By – E. Castillio*, S. Kupka*

8:37

2-9                      You're Still A Young Man

Written-By – E. Castillio*, S. Kupka*

6:01

2-10                    Souled Out

Written-By – E. Castillio*, S. Kupka*

4:36

DVD-A1                           Set One            52:00

DVD-A2                           Bonus Songs  13:00

DVD-A3                           Bonus Features           16:00

DVD-B1                           Set Two             1:05:00

Licensed From – Mack Avenue

Recorded At – Sweetwater Studios

Mixed At – Blue Moon Studio (2)

Arranged By – Chester Thompson (2) (tracks: 2-2, 2-4)

Arranged By [Horns] – Adolfo Acosta (tracks: 2-6c, 2-6d), Barry Danielian (tracks: 2-6, 2-10), Dave Eskridge (tracks: 1-5, 1-11, 2-5), David Mann (tracks: 2-6, 2-10), Mike Bogart* (tracks: 2-6a, 2-6b)

Arranged By [Horns], Strings – Greg Adams (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-8 to 1-10, 1-12, 2-1, 2-3, 2-7 to 2-10)

Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Eskridge (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-11)

Backing Vocals – Melanie Jackson*, Tony Lindsay

Baritone Saxophone – Stephen 'Doc" Kupka*

Bass – Francis 'Rocco' Prestia* (tracks: 2-1, 2-2, 2-8, 2-9), Marc Van Wageningen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-3, to 2-7, 2-10)

Drums – David Garibaldi

Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals, Trumpet [Lead] – Sal Cracchiolo

Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jerry Cortez

Keyboards [Additional] – Dave Eskridge

Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Roger Smith (6)

Lead Vocals – Emilio Castillo (tracks: 1-6, 2-2, 2-6), Marcus Scott (4) (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-7 to 2-10)

Organ [Hammond B3] – Chester Thompson (2)

Producer – Joe Vannelli

Producer, Liner Notes, Leader, Tenor Saxophone [2nd], Backing Vocals, Mixed By [Assisted] – Emilio Castillo

Recorded By – Jimmy Blankenship, Mark Hornsby, Nathan Heironimus

Recording Supervisor, Mixed By – Joe Vannelli

Strings – Tower Of Power Funky Strings (tracks: 1-3,1-6, 1-8, 1-11, 2-1, 2-5, 2-72-9)

Tenor Saxophone – Lenny Pickett

Tenor Saxophone [1st], Backing Vocals – Tom Politzer

Trombone – Ray Greene

Trumpet [2nd], Flugelhorn, Backing Vocals – Adolfo Acosta

The DVD is double-sided.

 

50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater captures Tower of Power’s storied career with no-holds-barred victory lap concerts in Oakland, CA on June 1 & 2, 2018, performing their full spectrum of life-affirming funk and soul hits.

 

Available as a 3-LP set, 2-CD/1-DVD package, standalone DVD and digital audio configuration, these historic performances include special guests Chester Thompson, Lenny Pickett, Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia, Bruce Conte and Ray Greene.

Barcode: 610614707822

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: 2CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: FUNK
• Released: 03/26/2021