Back on the Streets (Tower of Power album)

Back on the Streets
Studio album by
Tower Of Power
Released1979
GenreSoul, funk
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael McKinney, Richard Evans, Emilio Castillo
Tower Of Power chronology
We Came to Play!
(1978) 		Back on the Streets
(1979) 		Direct
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[3]

Back on the Streets is an album by the American band Tower of Power, released in 1979.[4][5] It was their last album with Columbia Records. The title derives from the song "Back on the Streets Again" from their debut album East Bay Grease. David Garibaldi returns to the drummer's spot a third time, only to leave after this album, again. (He would not return again until 1998, and he's stayed for good since.) It also marked the debut of bassist Vito San Filippo and guitarist Danny Hoefer. This would be Hoefer's only album as a member of Tower of Power.[1]

Back on the Streets peaked at No. 106 on the Billboard 200.[6]

  1. ^ a b Hanson, Amy. "Back on the Streets Tower of Power". allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 689.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 336.
  4. ^ "Tower of Power Biography by Greg Prato". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mackie, John (13 Feb 1988). "Rock band's lucky break was long time coming". Vancouver Sun. p. C2.
  6. ^ "Tower of Power". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2023.