Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live

Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live is the second live album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. It was recorded live in California during their 1998 world tour at two venues: The Fillmore in San Francisco and the Fox Theatre in Stockton.[1]

Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live
Live album by
Released1999
RecordedOctober 8 & 10, 1998
VenueThe Fillmore, San Francisco and Fox Theatre, Stockton, California
GenreSoul, funk
Length71:32
Label550 Music/Epic
ProducerEmilio Castillo
Tower of Power chronology
Rhythm & Business
(1997)
Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live
(1999)
Oakland Zone
(2003)

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka

  1. "Soul with a Capital 'S'" - 5:04
  2. "I Like Your Style" (Castillo, Kupka, Nick Milo) - 3:42
  3. "Soul Vaccination" - 4:56
  4. "Down to the Night Club (Bump City)" (Castillo, Kupka, David Garibaldi) - 3:14
  5. "Willing to Learn" - 6:06
  6. "Souled Out" (Castillo, Kupka, Marlon McClain) - 4:58
  7. "Diggin' on James Brown" (Castillo, Kupka, Ken Kessie) - 4:53
  8. "(To Say the Least) You're the Most" (Johnny Guitar Watson, Larry Williams) - 4:33
  9. "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Castillo, Kupka, Lenny Williams, Louis Gordon) - 3:55
  10. "Can't You See (Your Doin' Me Wrong)" (Castillo, Kupka, Lenny Williams) - 3:26
  11. "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:46
  12. "So Very Hard to Go" - 3:49
  13. "What Is Hip?" (Castillo, Kupka, David Garibaldi) - 6:01
  14. "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:59
  15. "So I Got to Groove" (Castillo, Kupka, Herman Matthews) - 6:08
  16. "Way Down To The Ground" - 4:35

Personnel

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Tower of Power
  • Brent Carter – lead vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12-15)
  • Nick Milo – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jeff Tamelier – guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals (4)
  • Francis Rocco Prestia – bass
  • David Garibaldi – drums
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Norbert Stachel – lead tenor saxophone, all tenor sax solos
  • Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone, backing vocals, lead vocals (4, 7, 11)
  • Bill Churchville – trumpet, flugelhorn, lead trumpet (5, 10, 11), flugelhorn solo (12), trumpet solo (13), backing vocals
  • Jesse McGuire – lead trumpet, trumpet solo (5, 9), backing vocals, band introduction

Horn arrangements

  • Greg Adams (1-4, 6, 8-14)
  • Barry Danielian (5, 7)
  • David Mann (5, 7)
  • Dave Eskridge (15)

Production

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  • Emilio Castillo – producer
  • Biff Dawes – recording (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11-15)
  • Tom Flye – recording (2, 6, 9, 10)
  • Clarke Rigsby – additional recording, mixing
  • Doug Field – recording assistant (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11-15)
  • Phil Kneebone – recording assistant (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11-15)
  • Chuck Orozcko – recording assistant (2, 6, 9, 10)
  • Scott Peets – recording assistant (2, 6, 9, 10)
  • Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Michael Caplan – A&R
  • Ari Kast – packaging manager
  • Josh Cheuse – design
  • Joe Newton – illustrations
  • Eric Camden – photography
  • Bret Lopez – photography
  • Stephen Moore – production director
  • Jack Hylan – tour manager
  • Louis Lind – tour manager
  • Gerald McCarthy – stage crew, setup
  • Nico Vonk – monitor mix engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved 14 April 2021.