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Bobby Womack - The Poet flac album
  • Performer Bobby Womack
  • Title The Poet
  • Date of release 1981
  • Country US
  • Style Soul
  • Other formats MP1 DXD VOX FLAC MP4 ADX VQF
  • Genre Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1855 mb
  • Size FLAC 1476 mb
  • Rating: 4.1
  • Votes: 934

Understanding is the fourth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on March 30, 1972, by United Artists Records. Womack recorded Understanding in Memphis, Tennessee at American Sound Studio and in Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. At Muscle Shoals, he utilized top session players, including drummer Roger Hawkins, guitarists Jimmy Johnson and Tippy Armstrong, bassist David Hood and keyboardist Barry Beckett.

The Poet II also features some over-produced though skillful dance tracks. Tell Me Why" is effective and has Womack asking why his relationship is failing and uses his children as pawns when he sings, "You don't have to do it for me/But do it for the sake of the kids

Robert Dwayne Womack (/ˈwoʊmæk/; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Starting in the early 1960s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, gospel, and country.

Bobby Womack ‎– The Poet. Label: Beverly Glen Music ‎– BG10000, Beverly Glen Music ‎– BG-10000. Format: Vinyl, LP, Album. Country: US. Released: 1981. If ever a record has showcased a man's character/charisma in a half hour set then this is the one. What a great artist. Reply Notify me 1 Helpful.

The Poet is the thirteenth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released in November 1981, by Beverly Glen Music. 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.

Is The Poet the best album by Bobby Womack? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. This album At A Glance. The Poet by Bobby Womack (1981) Overall rank: 7,254th. Accolades: Top albums of 1981 ( 134th ). Top albums of the 1980s ( 1,105th ). Best albums of all time ( 7,254th ).

Bobby Womack has hopefully entered the third decade of his career with a pretty surprising album that illuminates the present with his valuable experience, in the most natural way,.

Tracklist

A1 So Many Sides Of You 3:46
A2 Lay Your Lovin' On Me 4:09
A3 Secrets 3:52
A4 Just My Imagination 5:09
A5 Stand Up 3:33
B1 Games 6:57
B2 If You Think You're Lonely Now 5:30
B3 Where Do We Go From Here 6:41

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
  • Recorded At – Hit City West

Credits

  • Art Direction – Ginny Livingston
  • Backing Vocals – Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack*, The Waters
  • Bass – David Shields, Nathan East
  • Drums – James Gadson
  • Engineer – Avi Kipper, Barney Perkins, Robert Battaglia
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Fackett, Rody Massano, Tom Cummings, Vickie Milgram
  • Executive-Producer – Otis Smith
  • Guitar – Bobby Womack, David T. Walker
  • Handclaps – Regina Womack, Sally Womack, Tondalei, Vincent Womack
  • Harp – Dorothy Ashby
  • Keyboards – Dale Ramsey, Patrick Moten
  • Musician [Musicians And Singers Of Unknown Devices] – Cecil Womack, Fernando Harkless, Johnny Parham*, Jon Rami, Richard Griffin
  • Percussion – Eddie Bongo Brown*, Paulinho De Costa*
  • Photography By – Norman Seeff
  • Producer – Bobby Womack

Notes

Recorded at Kendun Studios, Burbank and Hit City West.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
BG-10000 Bobby Womack The Poet ‎(LP, Album) Beverly Glen Music BG-10000 US 1981
BG-10000 Bobby Womack The Poet ‎(LP, Album) Beverly Glen Music BG-10000 US 1981
BG-10000 Bobby Womack The Poet ‎(LP, Album, PRC) Beverly Glen Music BG-10000 US 1981
BG 10000 Bobby Womack The Poet ‎(LP, Album) Motown BG 10000 Australia 1981
BGB 10000 Bobby Womack The Poet ‎(8-Trk, Album) Beverly Glen Music BGB 10000 US Unknown


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Can't believe no one has commented on this amazing album. If ever a record has showcased a man's character/charisma in a half hour set then this is the one. What a great artist