Urban Renewal (Tower of Power album)

Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal
Studio album by Tower of Power
Released	January 1975
Recorded	1974
Studio	Record Plant, Sausalito, California
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	37:46
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Emilio Castillo
Tower of Power chronology

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Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[1]

Urban Renewal is a Tower of Power album recorded in 1974 and released in 1975. It was the last to feature lead singer Lenny Williams, who would leave to continue a successful solo career. Drummer David Garibaldi left the band temporarily, although he does appear on the song "Willing To Learn," the first single. David Bartlett is the drummer for the rest of the album. Conga player Carter Collins replaced Brent Byars, who left after the previous album Back to Oakland.

^ 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.

[CG-1] 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.

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