Bump City

Bump City
Studio album by
Tower of Power
ReleasedMay 1972
Recorded1971–1972
StudiosTrans Maximus Inc., Memphis, Tennessee
GenresSoul, funk
Length35:52
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducersRon Capone, Tower of Power
Tower of Power chronology
East Bay Grease
(1970)		 Bump City
(1972)		 Tower of Power
(1973)

Bump City is the second album by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. The album cover is derived from a sketch by David Garibaldi.[citation needed] It is also their first album for Warner Bros. Records. With Rufus Miller now gone, Rick Stevens took the reins as the sole lead vocalist for this album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Christgau's Record GuideC

Track listing

All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.

  1. "You Got to Funkifize" - 4:31
  2. "What Happened to the World That Day?" - 4:11
  3. "Flash in the Pan" - 3:34
  4. "Gone (in Memory of Jacqueline Mesquite)" (Greg Adams, Skip Mesquite) - 3:41
  5. "You Strike My Main Nerve" (Kupka, Castillo, L. Williams, L. Gordon) - 2:52
  6. "Down to the Nightclub" (Kupka, Castillo, David Garibaldi) - 2:43
  7. "You're Still a Young Man" - 5:35
  8. "Skating on Thin Ice" - 3:48
  9. "Of the Earth" - 4:30

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Bump City
Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard 20085
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)16


Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1972 "You're Still a Young Man" The Billboard Hot 100 29
1972 "You're Still a Young Man" R&B Singles 24
1972 "Down to the Nightclub" The Billboard Hot 100 66

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Bump City at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ [dead link]
  4. ↑ "Tower of Power Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tower of Power Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tower of Power Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2026.