The Oakland Zone (826798030223)

1. Eastside...
2. Give Me Your Love
3. Get What You Want
4. Could've Done It Better
5. This Type of Funk
6. Pocketful of Soul
7. Remember Love
8. Oakland Zone
9. Life Is What You Make It
10. Happy Bout That
11. Stranger in My Own House
12. Back in the Day
13. Page One
14. ...Eastside
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 803022
Credits

Producer Emilio Castillo
Engineer
Tower Of Power: Emilio Castillo (vocals, tenor saxophone); Larry Braggs (vocals); Jeff Tamelier (guitar, background vocals); Tom Politzer (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Stephen "Doc" Kupka (baritone saxophone); Mike Bogart (trumpet, flugel horn, trombone); Adolfo Acosta (trumpet, flugel horn); Roger Smith (keyboards, background vocals); Francis Rocco Prestia (bass); David Garibaldi (drums).
Additional personnel: Sid Page, Berj Garabedian, Arman Garabedian, John Wittenberg (violin); Diane Louie (synthesizer strings); Sakai, Nikita Germaine, John Lee Sanders (background vocals).
Recorded at Sy Kiopps Studio, San Francisco, California.
Critic Reviews

Vibe (7/03, p.147) - 3 out of 5 - "...With a bombastically live sound, strong, danceable songwriting, and a great new singer, Larry Braggs, TOP's new album, OAKLAND ZONE, is the first in decades to take their legendary vibe one step beyond..."