Step Up is the nineteenth studio album by American group Tower of Power, on Mack Avenue Records. It was recorded over the course of the 2010s, and was released on March 20, 2020. This album is the last Tower of Power album to feature lead vocalists Ray Greene and Marcus Scott, and is also the last album to feature legendary bassist Francis Rocco Prestia before his death a few months later.
Track listing "East Bay, All the Way!" (Garibaldi, Prestia, Smith, Cortez) - 0:54 "Step Up" (Castillo, Smith) - 5:10 "The Story of You and I" (Castillo, Kupka) - 4:48 "Who Would Have Thought" (Kupka, Nick Lane, Lamont Van Hook) - 3:58 "Addicted to You" (Castillo, Sydney Justin) - 4:45 "Look in My Eyes" (Prestia, Thomas William Schuman, Kevin Henry Whalum) - 3:45 "You da One" (Prestia, Thomas William Schuman, Sennie Rudolph Martin) - 4:23 "Sleeping with You Baby" (Castillo, Kupka) - 5:43 "If It's Tea Give Me Coffee" (Kupka, William Ross) - 3:16 "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" (Bruce Conte) - 3:22 "Any Excuse Will Do" (Castillo, Kupka, Lenny Pickett) - 4:43 "If You Wanna Be a Winner" – 3:22 (Castillo, Garibaldi, Prestia, Smith, Cortez) - 3:22 "Let's Celebrate Our Love" (Castillo, Mark Dolin) 4:26 "East Bay! Oaktown All the Way!" (Garibaldi, Prestia, Smith, Cortez) - 1:08
Personnel Emilio Castillo - bandleader, second tenor saxophone, lead vocals (on "Look In My Eyes" and "Any Excuse Will Do"), background vocals Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone Francis Rocco Prestia - bass guitar David Garibaldi - drums Roger Smith - keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, lead vocals (on "You da One") Jerry Cortez - guitars, background vocals, electric sitar (on "Who Would Have Thought?") Tom E. Politzer - first tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (on "The Story of You and I" and "Any Excuse Will Do") Adolfo Acosta - second trumpet, flugelhorn Sal Cracchiolo - first trumpet, flugelhorn Marcus Scott - lead vocals (on "The Story of You and I", "Sleeping With You Baby", and "Let's Celebrate Our Love"), background vocals Ray Greene - lead vocals (on "Step Up", "Who Would Have Thought?", "Addicted To You", "If It's Tea Give Me Coffee", "Beyond My Wildest Dreams", and "If You Wanna Be a Winner"), background vocals, trombone Joe Vannelli - keyboards, auxiliary percussion, vibes, marimba Chuck Hansen - bass saxophone (on "If You Wanna Be a Winner") Leah Meux - background vocals Tiwana Porter - background vocals Melanie Jackson - background vocals Dave Eskridge - horn and string arrangements
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