| Back to Oakland | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, Sausalito, California Kaye/Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 43:05 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tower of Power | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Back to Oakland is the fourth album by Bay Area based band Tower of Power, released in early 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It was voted by Modern Drummer magazine as one of the most important recordings for drummers to listen to. The cover photography was by Bruce Steinberg at San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California.[3]
- ^ "Back to Oakland - Tower of Power | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Musical Maps". Musicalmaps.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2022.