5013929087934

You Ought To Be Havin Fun: The Columbia/epic Anthology

Tower Of Power

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: SMCR5179D

Release Date:  02 December 2022

Label:  Soul Music Records / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929087934

Genres:  R&B  Funk  

  • Description

    RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2018



    • Solid 2-CD by the legendary Tower Of Power, considered one of the premier funk’n’soul’n’jazz bands of the past five decades.



    • 35-track collection focusing on two specific periods of the internationally-renowned group’s career.



    • Disc 1 consists of cuts from ‘Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now’, ‘We Came To Play’ and ‘Back On The Streets’, the three albums released by Columbia Records between 1976-1979.



    • Disc 2 is derived from four albums – ‘Monster On A Leash’, ‘T.O.P.’, ‘Souled Out’ and ‘Rhythm & Business’, released by Epic Records between 1991-1997.


    Formed initially in 1968 in Oakland, California, they signed to Warner Brothers in 1971, the horn-dominated band scored a string of hit singles and best-selling albums. By the mid-’70s, Tower Of Power signed with Columbia Records, self-producing their debut set then working with Stax musical legend Steve Cropper on their second LP and finally with Chicago arranger/producer Richard Evans and Detroit hitmaker McKinley Jackson on their third Columbia album. During the ‘80s, the band toured worldwide extensively before signing a new contract with Epic Records in 1991, resulting in four albums enthusiastically appreciated by their global audience.


    Co-produced by David Nathan and distinguished US writer/ musicologist Kevin Goins who provided extensive liner notes.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
      • 2. Because I Think The World Of You
      • 3. You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
      • 4. While We Went To The Moon
      • 5. We Came To Play
      • 6. Love Bug
      • 7. Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru
      • 8. Am I A Fool
      • 9. In Due Time
      • 10. And You Know It
      • 11. Rock Baby
      • 12. Heaven Must Have Made You
      • 13. By Your Side
      • 14. Somewhere Down The Road
      • 15. Doin’ Alright
      • 16. It’s So Nice
      • 17. Just Make A Move And Be Yourself
      • 18. Deal With It
      • 19. Bittersweet Soul Music

      Disc 2

      • 1. Soul With A Capital "S"
      • 2. Please Come Back (To Stay)
      • 3. You
      • 4. Souled Out
      • 5. Recapture The Magic
      • 6. A Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing)
      • 7. Who Do You Think You Are
      • 8. How Could This Happen To Me
      • 9. Diggin' On James Brown
      • 10. Come To A Decision
      • 11. Rhythm and Business
      • 12. That Was Then,This Is Now
      • 13. Come On With It
      • 14. You Can’t Fall Up (You Just Fall Down)
      • 15. Cruise Control
      • 16. Undercurrent