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