<P> Augmented by percussionist / conga / bongo player Brent Byars , Tower of Power was released from their San Francisco label contract and moved to Warner Bros. Records . With Rick Stevens now replacing Rufus Miller as lead singer , 1972 's Bump City gave the band their first national exposure . This album included the hit single `` You 're Still a Young Man '' , which peaked at # 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Stevens ' pinnacle vocal performance before leaving the band . Emilio Castillo , who , along with Stephen Kupka , co-wrote `` You 're Still a Young Man , '' told Songfacts that the song was based on a true story concerning a former girlfriend who was six years older . The single `` Down to the Nightclub '' received heavy airplay on West Coast FM stations and several AM stations . </P>
<P> Augmented by percussionist / conga / bongo player Brent Byars , Tower of Power was released from their San Francisco label contract and moved to Warner Bros. Records . With Rick Stevens now replacing Rufus Miller as lead singer , 1972 's Bump City gave the band their first national exposure . This album included the hit single `` You 're Still a Young Man '' , which peaked at # 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Stevens ' pinnacle vocal performance before leaving the band . Emilio Castillo , who , along with Stephen Kupka , co-wrote `` You 're Still a Young Man , '' told Songfacts that the song was based on a true story concerning a former girlfriend who was six years older . The single `` Down to the Nightclub '' received heavy airplay on West Coast FM stations and several AM stations . </P>
who wrote the song you 're still a young man
who wrote the song you 're still a young man
Emilio Castillo Stephen Kupka
Emilio Castillo Stephen Kupka