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Womack is one of the most prolific and influential acts in R&B and rock. With songs like "I Can Understand It," "Harry Hippie," and "Woman Got to Have It," Womack often displayed a depth, candor, and an expert turn of phrase that helped him outpace his contemporaries. Facts of Life is the follow-up to the 1972 classic Communication. This album is even better. Womack is known for his often uncomfortably real takes on love, life, and relationships, and Facts of Life expertly deals with a myriad of subjects. The only released single is his revamped take of the standard "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out." The song has been done ad infinitum, but Womack put a nasty edge on it that made it sound like a song he wrote himself. "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" is punctuated by his great guitar riffing and plaintive vocal and lyrical gems like, "See when you take my heart/ I can't let you take my soul." "He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down" benefits from more witticisms and a strong string arrangement from Womack and Rene Hall. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Facts of Life is that Womack is so adept at taking others' material and making it his own. "Natural Man," a cover of "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman," is the biggest shock here. Where Aretha Franklin's version had her skillfully shouting from the rooftops, Womack brings tenderness to the lyric and is believable. Produced by Womack and recorded in Muscle Shoals with its renowned players, Facts of Life is an album of undeniable craft.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - James Cox, Composer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BOBBY WOMACK, Producer, MainArtist - David Hood, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BOBBY WOMACK, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - David Hood, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Clayton Ivey, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Brown, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOBBY WOMACK, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Mitchell, Composer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BOBBY WOMACK, MainArtist - Sam Cooke, Composer - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George Jackson, Composer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Brown, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOBBY WOMACK, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Moore, Composer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BOBBY WOMACK, Composer, MainArtist - David Hood, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Brown, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOBBY WOMACK, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Woodford, Composer - G. Soule, Composer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Phil Brown, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOBBY WOMACK, Producer, Horn Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masters, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Goffin, Composer - Jerry Wexler, Composer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Carole King, Composer - Phil Brown, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOBBY WOMACK, Producer, String Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Hall, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Hawkins, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Phil Brown, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOBBY WOMACK, Producer, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Carr, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Womack is one of the most prolific and influential acts in R&B and rock. With songs like "I Can Understand It," "Harry Hippie," and "Woman Got to Have It," Womack often displayed a depth, candor, and an expert turn of phrase that helped him outpace his contemporaries. Facts of Life is the follow-up to the 1972 classic Communication. This album is even better. Womack is known for his often uncomfortably real takes on love, life, and relationships, and Facts of Life expertly deals with a myriad of subjects. The only released single is his revamped take of the standard "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out." The song has been done ad infinitum, but Womack put a nasty edge on it that made it sound like a song he wrote himself. "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" is punctuated by his great guitar riffing and plaintive vocal and lyrical gems like, "See when you take my heart/ I can't let you take my soul." "He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down" benefits from more witticisms and a strong string arrangement from Womack and Rene Hall. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Facts of Life is that Womack is so adept at taking others' material and making it his own. "Natural Man," a cover of "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman," is the biggest shock here. Where Aretha Franklin's version had her skillfully shouting from the rooftops, Womack brings tenderness to the lyric and is believable. Produced by Womack and recorded in Muscle Shoals with its renowned players, Facts of Life is an album of undeniable craft.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:06
- Main artists: Bobby Womack
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Right Stuff
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1973 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 The Right Stuff
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