Condition: Used
Bobby Womack - The Poet
Label: Beverly Glen Music – BG10000
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Record: VG+ VG++ few light scuffs
Cover: VG cornerwear, edgewear, ringwear, two inch tear bottom right corner
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
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
Credits
Executive Producer – Otis Smith
Producer – Bobby Womack
After a period of turmoil in his life , Bobby Womack returned to the studio to make The Poet for the small Beverly Glen label . It was the use of these recording sessions as a cathartic healing process that inspired him to write some of the finest songs of his long career . The voice was as great as the songs , with a hint of pain , as Bobby sang about the highs and lows of relationships . Incredibly the magnificent first five tracks were surpassed by the majestic trilogy that concluded the album as Bobby took it to another level by really getting down , sometimes pleading , and sometimes testifying in that gritty voice of his , but always leaving the listener emotionally drained , as he proved beyond doubt that he could still deliver some of the deepest soul out there
Ironically the success of this album only intensified Bobby Womack's woes , as he became entangled in a legal writ with Beverly Glen over the royalties , but if that was the price he had to pay in creating this masterpiece I would selfishly say it was worth it , as I really do believe that this just might be the greatest soul album of the Eighties
This time im stuck for good.... I love every song on the album and if , that is not something I say often , so when I do it has to be true.
I mean I knew some of his songs The Ever Popular "If You Think You're Lonely Now"
BW showcases many styles of music here from the straight out R&B of
"If You Think You're Lonely Now" to the jazzy guitar licks of "Games" and from the easy listening of "Just My Imagination" to the dancing, foot stompin, sockin soul of "Stand Up".
and the uptempo R&B of - So Many Sides Of You...
His voice is in supreme order on every song, BW is without a doubt One of the Best and unfortunately underated soul singers/songwriters in the business.
Every song was good , where as some of today's artist (if you can call them that) make 1 or 2 good songs and the rest are fill ins to fill the slots with enough songs so they can call it an album.
The Poet is a brilliant album
Bobby Womack - If You Think You're Lonely Now
I use to say this is my favorite song, but every song Bobby sings is my favorite. I love the way he sounds on records and live. This man can truly sing. So much of his music I play over and over, his songs express what I'm feeling or what I'm going through.I love the Bobby Womack sound.
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