Monster on a Leash

Monster on a Leash is an album by the American band Tower of Power, released in 1991.^[2][3] It peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[4]

Monster on a Leash
Studio album by Tower of Power
Released	1991
Studio	Schnee Studios and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California).
Genre	Soul, funk
Label	Epic[1]
Producer	Emilio Castillo
Tower of Power chronology
Power (1987) Monster on a Leash (1991) T.O.P. (1993)

Production

Huey Lewis cowrote "How Could This Happen to Me" and "Keep Your Monster on a Leash".^[5] Tower of Power employed a 10-member lineup for the recording of the album.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Chicago Tribune	[6]

The Baltimore Sun wrote that "it's not the band's brassy bluster that makes it worth hearing, but the rhythm section's refried soul grooves."^[8] The Washington Post opined that "except for a few tracks ... the combination of Tom Bowes's rather generic R&B vocals and some uninspired lyrics is sorely outclassed by the group's surging horn arrangements and incessant dance grooves."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka unless otherwise noted.

1. "A Little Knowledge (Is a Dangerous Thing)" - 4:24 (Castillo, Dana Meyers, Milo, Zeke Zirngiebel)
2. "How Could This Happen to Me" - 4:10
3. "Who Do You Think You Are" - 4:22 (Bobbie Candler, Grillo, Greg Mathieson, Danny Seidenberg)
4. "Attitude Dance" - 5:36
5. "You Can't Fall Up (You Just Fall Down)" - 4:55 (Castillo, Skip Knape, Kupka)
6. "Funk the Dumb Stuff" - 5:27
7. "Believe It" - 4:35 (Adams, Castillo, Prestia)
8. "Personal Possessions" - 5:06 (Troy Dexter, Grillo)
9. "Miss Trouble (Got a Lot of Nerve)" - 4:45 (Castillo, Kupka, David Woodford)
10. "Keep Your Monster on a Leash" - 4:33 (Castillo, Kupka, Tim Scott, Huey Lewis)
11. "Someone New" - 4:28 (Adams)
12. "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" - 5:26 (Milo)

Personnel

• Tom Bowes – lead vocals
• Nick Milo – keyboards
• Carmen Grillo – guitars, backing vocals
• Rocco Prestia – bass
• Russ McKinnon – drums, percussion
• Steve Grove – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone, backing vocals, lead vocals (6)
• Stephen 'Doc' Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
• Greg Adams – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, horn and string arrangements

Production

• Emilio Castillo – producer
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Bob Loftus – assistant engineer
• Chris Rich – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Michael Caplan – A&R
• Maureen Droney – production coordinator
• Jerry Manuel – production manager
• David Coleman – art direction
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• David Michalek – photography