Bobby Womack • The Poet (1981)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 254 MB | Covers Included
Soul | Label: Beverly Glen Records (1st Original Pressing) | Catalog Number: BGD-10000
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 254 MB | Covers Included
Soul | Label: Beverly Glen Records (1st Original Pressing) | Catalog Number: BGD-10000
The Poet is a 1981 album by Bobby Womack. The album reached the top of the Billboard Top Black Albums chart due to the success of the single "If You Think You're Lonely Now", which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.
Eschewing the orchestrated sound that dominated much of his 1970s output, the Across 110th Street soundtrack being the definitive example, with The Poet Womack stays in that slick vein, but this time does so with a soft jazz feel. Workouts like "Where Do We Go from Here" contain long intros and codas with Womack's gruff vocal style trading off with the silky voices of a female choir; on "So Many Sides of You," one of the more rollicking songs on the record, the piano, drums, and Nathan East's bass are as crisp as a new dollar bill. A bonus, aside from the songs, is the great cover art, which shows Womack decked out in a lavender sports coat and a pair of sunglasses, which only someone of his soulful grace could pull off. Steve Kurutz•Allmusic.com
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Bobby Womack / The Poet
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EAC extraction logfile from 13. September 2014, 20:05
Bobby Womack / The Poet
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Tracklist
01. So Many Sides of You (Bobby Womack, Jim Ford) – 3:44
02. Lay Your Lovin' on Me (Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully) – 4:03
03. Secrets (Bobby Womack, Jim Ford) – 3:54
04. Just My Imagination (Bobby Womack) – 5:05
05. Stand Up (Cecil Womack) – 3:30
06. Games (Bobby Womack, Roger Dollarhide) – 6:51
07. If You Think You're Lonely Now (Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Richard Griffin) – 5:30
08. Where Do We Go from Here (Bobby Womack, Jim Ford) – 6:40
Personnel
- Bobby Womack - Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Nathan East, David Shields - Bass
- Dorothy Ashby - Harp, Percussion
- David T. Walker - Guitar
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Paulinho da Costa - Percussion
- James Gadson - Drums
- Patrick Moten, Dale Ramsey - Keyboards
- Regina Womack, Sally Womack, Vincent Womack, Tondalei - Handclapping
- Cecil Womack, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, The Waters, Richard Griffin, Fernando Harkless, Johnny Parham, Jon Rami - Backing Vocals