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Tower of Power
Tower of Power (or TOP for short) is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 44 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section and precisely syncopated bass-guitar lines. There have been several lead vocalists, the most famous being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. Their biggest hits include "You're Still A Young Man", "So Very Hard To Go","Soul With a Capital S", "Soul Vaccination", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)."
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East Bay Grease/Bump City [2015]
Hipper Than Hip: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Live - On the Air & In the Studio 1974) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Squib Cakes | 9:45 |
| You're Still a Young Man | 5:29 |
| So Very Hard to Go | 5:11 |
| Time Will Tell | 3:30 |
| Down to the Nightclub | 2:38 |
| Knock Yourself Out | 18:51 |
| What Is Hip? | 6:22 |
Original Album Series [2013]
40th Anniversary: The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco [2012]
40th Anniversary [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Soul with a Capital "S" | 5:07 |
| Down to the Nightclub | 1:57 |
| You Got to Funkifize | 4:31 |
| Time Will Tell | 4:47 |
| Only So Much Oil in the Ground | 3:48 |
| Credit | 4:22 |
| What Is Hip? | 4:28 |
| You're Still a Young Man | 5:58 |
| Knock Yourself Out | 5:36 |
| I Thank You | |
| Mr. Pitiful |
Great American Soulbook [2009]
Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now/We Came to Play/Back on the Streets [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Takes Two (To Make It Happen) | 3:37 |
Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| So Very Hard to Go | 3:39 |
Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years [USB Bonus Tracks] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| So Very Hard To Go |
The East Bay Archive, Vol. 1 [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Check It Out [Instrumental] | 7:34 |
| What Is Hip? | 7:40 |
| So Very Hard to Go | 4:52 |
| You're Still a Young Man | 5:49 |
| Don't Change Horses | 6:17 |
| Knock Yourself Out | 6:21 |
| Sparkling in the Sand | 7:28 |
| Down to the Nightclub | 2:39 |
| You Got to Funkifize | 5:05 |
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Funk, Vol. 2 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is Hip? | 5:06 |
What Is Hip? [Collectables] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is Hip? | 5:05 |
| Down to the Nightclub | 2:44 |
| So Very Hard to Go | 3:39 |
Rhino Hi-Five: Tower of Power [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You're Still a Young Man | 5:38 |
| So Very Hard to Go | 3:42 |
| What Is Hip? | 5:06 |
| Time Will Tell | 3:07 |
In Concert [Inak] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down to the Nightclub | |
| Squib Cakes | |
| So Very Hard to Go | |
| What Is Hip | |
| You're Still a Young Man | |
| Only So Much Oil in the Ground |
What Is Hip and Other Hits [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is Hip? | 5:05 |
| Down to the Nightclub | 2:44 |
| So Very Hard to Go | 3:39 |
Soul with a Capital "S": The Best of Tower of Power [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Attitude Dance | 5:35 |
| Soul With a Capital "S" | 4:56 |
| Soul With a Capital 'S' | |
| Diggin' on James Brown | 4:39 |
| Funk the Dumb Stuff | 5:27 |
| What Is Hip? [Live] | 5:57 |
Soul with a Capital S: The Best of [Bonus Tracks] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Attitude Dance | |
| Diggin' on James Brown | |
| Funk the Dumb Stuff | |
| So Very Hard to Go | |
| What Is Hip? | |
| I Like Your Style |
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You're Still a Young Man | 3:36 |
| So Very Hard to Go | 3:37 |
The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years [2001]
Live [1999]
Soul Vaccination: Live [1999]
Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Soul With a Capital 'S' | |
| I Like Your Style | |
| Down to the Night Club (Bump City) | |
| Diggin' on James Brown | |
| You Strike My Main Nerve | |
| You Got to Funkifize | |
| What Is Hip? | |
| You're Still a Young Man |
What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology [1999]
Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind!, Vol. 16 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You're Still a Young Man | 3:38 |
Souled Out [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep Comin' Back | 3:47 |
| Do You Wanna (Make Love To Me) | 3:51 |
| Diggin' On James Brown | 4:40 |
| Once You Get A Taste | 4:01 |
What Is Hip? [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| So Very Hard to Go | |
| Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) | |
| What Is Hip? |
Direct Plus [1981]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Squib Cakes | 7:55 |
| What Is Hip? | 4:46 |
| Squib Cakes [*] | 7:38 |
| What Is Hip? [*] | 4:45 |
Back to Oakland [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) | 4:45 |
| Squib Cakes | 7:49 |
| Time Will Tell | 3:11 |
| I Got the Chop | 2:59 |
Bump City [1972]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Got to Funkifize | 4:31 |
| What Happened to the World That Day? | 4:15 |
| Gone | 3:44 |
| You Strike My Main Nerve | 2:55 |
| Down to the Nightclub | 2:46 |
| You're Still a Young Man | 5:38 |
40th Anniversary: The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Soul With a Capital ‘S’ | |
| Sparkling In the Sand |
Live and In Living Color
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down to the Nightclub | 2:30 |
| You're Still a Young Man | 5:14 |
| What Is Hip? | 6:35 |
| Sparkling in the Sand | 8:12 |
| Knock Yourself Out | 23:08 |
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