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- Date Released: January 1, 1976
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Funk
- Label: Columbia
- Copyright: 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
Edward McGee turned in mostly above-average performances on their first post-Lenny Williams release, but it was the beginning of the end for the group. With funk losing its foothold among R&B audiences, they couldn't keep it together. Hearing this on compact disc (and it's not one of Columbia's better mastering jobs) reveals that McGee was an energetic, exuberant vocalist who held his own on uptempo tunes like "You Ought To Be Havin' Fun" and the title song, but lacked Williams' range or tonal quality on ballads. The group always had a weakness for ponderous message cuts, and "Can't Stand To See The Slaughter" and "While We Went To The Moon" were well-intentioned but clumsy tracks. This was almost The Tower of Power's swan song.
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10 Total Tracks, 38:21 Total Length
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Credits
- Tower of Power - Producer // Tower of Power - Producer // Tower of Power - Main Performer // Tower of Power - Main Performer // Tower of Power - Horn Arrangements // Tower of Power - Horn Arrangements // Ron Beck - Drums // Ron Beck - Vocals // Ron Beck - Producer // Emilio Castillo - Sax (Tenor) // Emilio Castillo - Vocals // Emilio Castillo - Producer // Alan Chinowsky - Engineer // Alan Chinowsky - Production Assistant // Alan Chinowsky - Mixing // Bruce Conte - Guitar // Bruce Conte - Vocals // Bruce Conte - Producer // Bob Edwards - Engineer // Bob Edwards - Assistant Engineer // Rich Ehrman - Engineer // Rich Ehrman - Mixing Assistant // Jim Gaines - Engineer // Jim Gaines - Mixing // Mic Gillette - Percussion // Mic Gillette - Trombone // Mic Gillette - Trumpet // Mic Gillette - Flugelhorn // Mic Gillette - Horn // Mic Gillette - Horn (Baritone) // Mic Gillette - Trombone (Bass) // Mic Gillette - Vocals // Mic Gillette - ? // Patricia Henley - Vocals (Background) // Melba Joyce - Vocals (Background) // Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Saxophone // Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Sax (Baritone) // Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Producer // Bill Lamb - Trombone // Bill Lamb - Trumpet // Bill Lamb - Flugelhorn // Edward McGee - Leader // Edward McGee - Vocals // Edward McGee - Producer // Lenny Pickett - Saxophone // Lenny Pickett - Sax (Alto) // Lenny Pickett - Sax (Tenor) // Lenny Pickett - Lyricon // Lenny Pickett - Producer // Francis "Rocco" Prestia - Bass // Francis "Rocco" Prestia - Producer // Carol Rogers - Vocals (Background) // Bruce Steinberg - Art Direction // Bruce Steinberg - Design // Bruce Steinberg - Photography // Bruce Steinberg - Cover Design // Ivory Stone - Vocals (Background) // Chester Thompson - Organ // Chester Thompson - Synthesizer // Chester Thompson - Piano // Chester Thompson - Keyboards // Chester Thompson - Vocals // Chester Thompson - Clavinet // Chester Thompson - Moog Synthesizer // Chester Thompson - Producer // Chester Thompson - Bass Pedals // Chester Thompson - Horn Arrangements // Chester Thompson - String Arrangements // Greg Adams - Trumpet // Greg Adams - Conductor // Greg Adams - Flugelhorn // Greg Adams - Horn // Greg Adams - Vocals // Greg Adams - Producer // Greg Adams - Horn Arrangements // Greg Adams - String Arrangements // Ron E. Beck - Vocals // Ron E. Beck - Drums (Snare)
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Baritone) //
- Sax (Tenor)
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