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Track list
- "Oakland Stroke..." (Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Stephen Kupka) - 0:53
- "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle of a Stream)" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Lenny Williams) - 4:28
- "Just When We Start Makin' It" (Castillo, Kupka, Lenny Williams) - 6:30
- "Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)" (Castillo, Kupka, Williams) - 3:00
- "Squib Cakes" (Chester Thompson) - 7:49
- "Time Will Tell" (Castillo, Kupka) - 3:11
- "Man from the Past" (Castillo, Kupka, Williams) - 4:00
- "Love's Been Gone So Long" (Bruce Conte) - 4:47
- "I Got the Chop" (Castillo, Kupka) - 2:59
- "Below Us, All the City Lights" (Castillo, Kupka) - 4:20
- "...Oakland Stroke" (Castillo, Garibaldi, Kupka) - 1:08
Personnel
- Lenny Pickett - 1st tenor sax, alto sax, bass sax, soprano sax, flute, alto flute, piccolo
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka (The Doctor) - baritone sax, English horn, background vocals
- Greg Adams - trumpet, fluegelhorn, orchestra bells, background vocals
- Mic GilletteMic GilletteMic Gillette is an American brass player born in 1951 and raised in northern California's East Bay area. He is famous for being a member of Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin....
- trumpet, fluegelhorn, trombone, bass trombone, background vocals - Bruce Conte - guitar, background vocals
- Chester Thompson - organ, bass pedals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, clavinet, background vocals
- Emilio Castillo - 2nd tenor sax, background vocals
- Brent Byars - conga drums
- David GaribaldiDavid GaribaldiDavid Garibaldi may refer to:* David Garibaldi , American musician* David Garibaldi , American performance artist...
- drums - Francis Rocco PrestiaRocco PrestiaFrancis «Rocco» Prestia is an American musician, the bassist of the legendary funk band Tower of Power and one of the most important figures in electric bass' history.- Biography :...
- bass - Lenny WilliamsLenny WilliamsLeonard Charles "Lenny" Williams is an American singer known for his work in the R&B and soul music genres. During the 1970s, he was the lead vocalist for Tower of Power...
- lead vocals
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1974 | Back To Oakland Back to Oakland - Track list :#"Oakland Stroke..." - 0:53#"Don't Change Horses " - 4:28#"Just When We Start Makin' It" - 6:30... |
26 | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1974 | "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle of a Stream)" | 26 | 22 | — |
| "Time Will Tell" | — | 69 | 27 | |