In the Slot is the sixth album by Bay Area funk band Tower of Power, released in 1975 on Warner Bros.
Tracklist:
A1. “Just Enough and Too Much” (3:25)
A2. “Treat Me Like Your Man” (3:08)
A3. “If I Play My Cards Right” (3:12)
A4. “As Surely As I Stand Here” (5:15)
A5. “Fanfare: Matanuska” (0:16)
A6. “On the Serious Side” (2:51)
B1. “Ebony Jam” (6:44)
B2. “You’re So Wonderful, So Marvelous” (3:51)
B3. “Vuela por noche” (1:34)
B4. “Essence of Innocence” (0:36)
B5. “The Soul of a Child” (4:58)
B6. “Drop It in the Slot” (3:13)
Credits:
Hubert Tubbs — lead vocals
Bruce Conte — guitar, background vocals
Chester Thompson — organ, bass pedals, acoustic piano, clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, background vocals
Francis Rocco Prestia — bass guitar
David Garibaldi — drums
Lenny Pickett — 1st tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, all sax solos, piccolo, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, lyricon
Emilio Castillo — 2nd tenor sax, background vocals, (co-lead on “You’re So Wonderful, So Marvelous”)
Steve Kupka — baritone sax
Mic Gillette — trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, bass trombone, background vocals
Greg Adams — trumpet (solo on “Vuela Por Noche”), flugelhorn (solo on “Ebony Jam”), string arrangements and conductor
Additional background vocals: Bootche Anderson, Marilyn Scott, Pepper Watkins, David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Frank Biner and Roger Rifkind
Producer Emilio Castillo and Tower of Power
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