Band · US R&B-based horn section & band
Tower of Power
Albums
80
Members
25
Active
1967–present
Origin
United States
Biography
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 since 1968. 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)."
Discography
Back On The Streets Again / Sparkling In The Sand
East Bay Grease
Excerpts From San Francisco LP SD204 East Bay Grease
Bump City
Down To The Night Club / What Happened To The World That Day
You're Still A Young Man / Skating On Thin Ice
So Very Hard To Go
This Time It's Real / Soul Vaccination
Tower of Power
Back to Oakland
Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) / I Got The Chop
Funkland
Give Me The Proof / Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Time Will Tell / Oakland Stroke
In the Slot
It's Not The Crime / Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Treat Me Like Your Man / The Soul Of A Child
Urban Renewal
Willing To Learn / Walkin' Up Hip Street
You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now
Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now / Because I Think The World Of You
Live and in Living Color
You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
Best Of Tower Of Power
Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru
We Came to Play
We Came To Play
Back on the Streets
Back On The Streets
In Due Time / And You Know It
Rock Baby / Heaven Must Have Made You
Direct
T.O.P.
Power
Some Days Were Meant For Rain
Credit
Monster on a Leash
Please Come Back (To Stay)
T.O.P.
T.O.P.
Souled Out
Rhythm & Business
Rhythm & Business
Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now / Back on the Streets
Dinosaur Tracks
Soul Vaccination: Live
What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology
What Is Hip? The Tower Of Power Anthology
The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years
Soul With a Capital "S"
Soul With A Capital "S" - The Best Of Tower Of Power
Havin' Fun
In Concert
Oakland Zone
What Is Hip? And Other Hits
In Concert
Rockpalast
What Is Hip?
The East Bay Archive, Volume 1
Credits
Ranked #2,848 of 14,615 producers — 472.41 career Groove across 4 records.
That What Is Not
Stuck On You
Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys
Carry On
Coconuts High
Something About You
But What Will the Neighbors Think
Jesse Barish
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Tattoo Man
Waiting for Columbus
We Came to Play
An Insatiable High
Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now
Jaye P. Morgan
Live and in Living Color
In the Slot
The Last Record Album
Urban Renewal
Back to Oakland
Tower of Power
What Is Hip? / Clever Girl
Bump City
Santana
Be a Brother
Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now / Because I Think The World Of You
Back On The Streets
Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) / I Got The Chop
Double Tuff
Down To The Night Club / What Happened To The World That Day
Everything You've Heard Is True
For My Love...Mother Music
Gavin Christopher
Give Me The Proof / Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Have Yourself Committed
In Due Time / And You Know It
It's Not The Crime / Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Live And Learn
One
Oversea
Randy Meisner
Rock Baby / Heaven Must Have Made You
Seize The Moment
So Very Hard To Go
This Time It's Real / Soul Vaccination
Time Will Tell / Oakland Stroke
Treat Me Like Your Man / The Soul Of A Child
What Is Hip? The Tower Of Power Anthology
What Is Hip? / This Time It’s Real
Willing To Learn / Walkin' Up Hip Street
You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
You're Still A Young Man / Skating On Thin Ice
You're Still A Young Man / So Very Hard To Go