Back on the Streets is an album by Tower of Power

Tower of Power

Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...

 released in 1979. This 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

East Bay Grease

East Bay Grease is the debut album by the soul funk group Tower of Power. It is characteristic of the Bay City funk style they helped to establish and further built upon throughout their career.- Track listing :...

. David Garibaldi

David Garibaldi

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 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.

Track listing

1. "Rock Baby" (Crockett, Michael Jeffries) – 4:48
2. "Our Love" (Clifford Coulter, McGee) – 3:34
3. "Heaven Must Have Made You" (Geoffrey Leib) – 3:33
4. "And You Know It" (Emilio Castillo, Kupka) – 3:02
5. "Nowhere To Run" (Lamont Dozier
   Lamont Dozier
   Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
   
   , Eddie Holland, Brian Holland
   Brian Holland
   Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland. That songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops,...
   
   ) – 4:35
6. "Something Calls Me" (Lenny Pickett) – 4:24
7. "It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)" (Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Michael Jeffries, Thompson) – 3:37
8. "In Due Time" (Crockett, Jeffries) – 4:10
9. "Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)" (Thompson) – 5:10

Tower of Power

• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone, backing vocals, producer
• Lenny Pickett – synthesizer, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone, backing vocals
• Greg Adams – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
• Mic Gillette
  Mic Gillette
  Mic 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....
  
   – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo, bass trombone , backing vocals, piccolo trumpet
• Michael Jeffries
  Michael Jeffries (singer)
  Michael Jeffries is a rhythm and blues singer from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for his stint as a lead vocalist for the R&B/Soul band Tower of Power from 1978 to the Mid-1980s.-History:...
  
   – vocals, backing vocals
• Chester Thompson – organ, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, mini Moog
• David Garibaldi – synthesizer, drums, syndrum
• Vito San Filippo – bass, backing vocals
• Danny Hoefer – guitar

Additional Personnel

• Harry Bluestone – concert master
• Sol Bobrov – concert master
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
• Alan Chinowsky – engineer, mixing
• Greg Crockett – guitar
• Paulinho Da Costa
  Paulinho Da Costa
  Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
  
   – percussion
• Richard Evans – producer
• Jim Gaines – engineer, mixing
• McKinley Jackson – producer
• Cheryl Jeffries – vocals
• The Jones Girls
  The Jones Girls
  The Jones Girls were an R&B trio of sisters from Detroit, Michigan. They first recorded for GM Records in 1968, then recorded for Philadelphia International Records with Gamble & Huff.-History:...
  
  – backing vocals
• Bill Lamb – brass
• Gayle Levant – harp
• Paul Serrano – engineer
• Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, photography, cover design
• Michael Stone – mixing