Bobby Womack discography

Bobby Womack discography
Bobby Womack discography
Studio albums	28
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	9
Singles	47

Last updated June 29, 2025

The discography of American recording artist Bobby Womack consists of 28 studio albums, 3 live albums, 9 compilation albums, and 47 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Sales	Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	UK ^[2]	Sales	Certifications
Fly Me to the Moon	Released: January 1969 Label: Minit	174	34	—
My Prescription	Released: February 1970 Label: Minit	—	44	—
Communication	Released: September 15, 1971 Label: United Artists	83	7	—
Understanding	Released: May 30, 1972 Label: United Artists	43	7	—
Facts of Life	Released: June 8, 1973 Label: United Artists	37	6	—
Lookin' for a Love Again	Released: January 11, 1974 Label: United Artists	85	5	—
I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To	Released: March 28, 1975 Label: United Artists	126	20	—
Safety Zone	Released: October 27, 1975 Label: United Artists	147	40	—
BW Goes C&W	Released: 1976 Label: United Artists	—	—	—
Home Is Where the Heart Is	Released: 1977 Label: Columbia	—	—	—
Pieces	Released: 1978 Label: Columbia	—	—	—
Roads of Life	Released: 1979 Label: Arista	—	55	—
The Poet	Released: 1981 Label: Beverly Glen	29	1	—
The Poet II	Released: 1984 Label: Beverly Glen	60	5	31
So Many Rivers	Released: 1985 Label: MCA	66	5	28
Someday We'll All Be Free	Released: 1985 Label: Beverly Glen	—	59	—
Womagic	Released: 1986 Label: MCA	—	68	—
The Last Soul Man	Released: 1987 Label: MCA	—	—	—
Save the Children	Released: 1989 Label: SOLAR	—	—	—
Resurrection	Released: August 16, 1994 Label: Continuum	—	91	87
Back to My Roots	Released: August 24, 1999 Label: Capitol	—	—	—
Traditions	Released: November 4, 1999 Label: Capitol	—	—	—
Christmas Album	Released: 2000 Label: Indigo	—	—	—
The Bravest Man in the Universe	Released: June 12, 2012 Label: XL	181	21	49
The Best Is Yet to Come	Released: TBA Label: XL	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	Sales	Certifications
Your Navy Presents Bobby Womack	Released: 1968 Label: United States Navy Recruitment	—	—
The Womack "Live"	Released: 1970 Label: United Artists	188	13
Soul Sensation Live	Released: 1998 Label: Sequel	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

1975: Greatest Hits (United Artists) – US No. 142, R&B No. 30
1975: I Can Understand It (United Artists) – same tracks as on Greatest Hits
1986: Check it Out (Stateside) – UK SSL 6013
1993: Midnight Mover – The Bobby Womack Collection (EMI USA)
1998: Red Hot + Rhapsody
1999: Traditions (The Right Stuff/Capitol/EMI)
2003: Lookin' For a Love: The Best of 1968–1976 (Stateside Records)^[3]
2004: Fly Me to the Moon/My Prescription on one CD ($tateside/EMI Records)^[3]
2004: Understanding/Communication ($tateside/EMI Records)^[3]
2004: Womack Live/The Safety Zone ($tateside/EMI Records)^[3]
2004: Lookin' For A Love Again/BW Goes CW ($tateside/EMI Records)^[3]
2004: Facts of Life/I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To ($tateside/EMI Records)^[3]
2013: Everything's Gonna Be Alright: The American Singles 1967-76 (Charly Records)
2014: Icon (Capitol/UMe/Universal)

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions			Certification	Title
Year		US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	UK ^[2]	Certification	Title
1965	"Nothing You Can Do" b/w "Get It While You Can"	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
1965	"I Found a True Love" b/w "A Lonesome Man"	—	—	—
1966	"What Is This" b/w "I Wonder"	—	—	—
1967	"Find Me Somebody" b/w "How Does It Feel"	—	—	—
	"Baby, I Can't Stand It" b/w "Trust Me"	—	—	—
	"Broadway Walk" b/w "Somebody Special" (from Fly Me to the Moon)	—	—	—
1968	"What Is This" b/w "What You Gonna Do (When Your Love Is Gone)" (Non-album track)	—	33	—		Fly Me to the Moon
	"Fly Me to the Moon" b/w "Take Me"	52	16	—
	"California Dreamin'" b/w "Baby, You Oughta Think It Over"	43	20	—
1969	"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" ?b/w "Love, the Time Is Now" (from Fly Me to the Moon)	—	48	—		My Prescription
	"It's Gonna Rain" b/w "Thank You"	—	43	—
	"How I Miss You Baby" b/w "Tried and Convicted"	93	14	—
1970	"More Than I Can Stand" b/w "Arkansas State Prison"	90	23	—
	"I'm Gonna Forget About You" b/w "Don't Look Back"	—	30	—
	"Everybody's Talkin'" b/w "Something"	—	—	—		The Womack "Live"
1971	"Breezin'" b/w "Azure Blue" Both sides with Gábor Szabó	—	43	—		High Contrast (Gábor Szabó's album)
	"The Preacher"—Part 2 / "More Than I Can Stand" b/w Part 1	—	30	—		The Womack "Live"
	"Communication" b/w "Fire and Rain"	—	40	—		Communication
1972	"That's the Way I Feel About Cha" b/w "Come L'Amore"	27	2	—		Communication
	"Woman's Gotta Have It" b/w "(If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back" (from Communication)	60	1	—		Understanding
	"Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" /	51	16	—
1973	"Harry Hippie"	31	8	—	US: Gold^[4]
	"Across 110th Street" b/w "Hang On in There"	56	19	—	BPI: Silver^[5]	Across 110th Street
	"Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out"	29	2	—		Facts of Life
	"I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You"	—	80	—		Facts of Life
1974	"Lookin' for a Love" (solo re-recording) b/w "Let It Hang Out"	10	1	—	US: Gold^[4]	Lookin' for a Love Again
	"You're Welcome, Stop On By" b/w "I Don't Want to Be Hurt by Ya Love Again"	59	5	—		Lookin' for a Love Again
	"I Don't Know" b/w "Yes Jesus Loves Me"	—	—	—		I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To
1975	"Check It Out" b/w "Interlude #2"	91	6	—
	"It's All Over Now" b/w "Git It"	—	68	—
	"Where There's a Will, There's a Way" b/w "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"	—	13	—		Safety Zone
1976	"Daylight" b/w "Trust Me"	—	5	—		Safety Zone
1977	"Home Is Where the Heart Is" b/w "We've Only Just Begun"	—	43	—		Home Is Where the Heart Is
1977	"Standing in the Safety Zone" b/w "A Change Is Gonna Come"	—	—	—		Home Is Where the Heart Is
1978	"Wind It Up" b/w "Stop Before We Start"	—	—	—		Pieces
1978	"Trust Your Heart" b/w "When Love Begins Friendship Ends"	—	47	—		Pieces
1979	"How Could You Break My Heart" b/w "I Honestly Love You"	—	40	—		Roads of Life
1981	"Secrets" /	—	55	—		The Poet
1982	"If You Think You're Lonely Now"	—	3	—
1982	"Where Do We Go from Here" b/w "Just My Imagination"	—	26	—
1984	"It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" (with Patti LaBelle) b/w "Who's Foolin' Who"	—	76	—		The Poet II
	"Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Patti LaBelle) b/w "American Dream"	88	3	—
	"Tell Me Why" b/w "Through the Eyes of a Child" (with Patti LaBelle)	—	54	60
1985	"Someday We'll All Be Free" b/w "I Wish I Had Someone to Go Home To"	—	74	—		Someday We'll All Be Free
	"I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" b/w "Got to Be with You Tonight"	—	2	64		So Many Rivers
	"Let Me Kiss It Where It Hurts" b/w "Check It Out"	—	50	—		So Many Rivers
	"I'm So Proud" (with Cecil Womack) b/w "Searching for My Love"	—	—	—		Someday We'll All Be Free
1986	"Gypsy Woman" b/w "Whatever Happened to the Times?"	—	—	—		So Many Rivers
1986	"(I Wanna) Make Love to You" b/w "Whatever Happened to the Times?" (from So Many Rivers)	—	57	100		Womagic
1987	"How Could You Break My Heart" b/w "Give It Up" UK-only release	—	—	86		Roads of Life
	"So the Story Goes" b/w "The Liam McCoy" Both sides with Living in a Box	81	—	34		Non-album tracks
	"Living in a Box" b/w "I Can't Stay Mad" (from Womagic)	—	—	70		The Last Soul Man
1988	"Outside Myself" b/w "A Woman Likes to Hear That"	—	—	—		The Last Soul Man
1989	"Priorities" b/w Instrumental version of B-side	—	—	—		Save the Children
1989	"Save the Children" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	83	—		Save the Children
1991	"I Wish I'd Never Met You" (with Mica Paris) Featured on "If I Love U 2 Nite" CD single by Mica Paris	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
1993	"I'm Back for More" (with Lulu) CD single with four different mixes	—	—	27
1995	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (with Jeanie Tracy) CD single with seven different mixes	—	—	73
2004	"California Dreamin'" (re-release) 2. "Lookin' for a Love" 3. "Holding On to My Baby's Love" (Non-album track) CD single	—	—	59		The Preacher
2012	"Please Forgive My Heart" CD single with two different mixes	—	—	—		The Bravest Man in the Universe
"–" denotes releases that did not chart.

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As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	US Pop	US R&B	AUS ^[7]	AUT ^[8]	BEL ^[9]	GER ^[10]	IRL ^[11]	NLD ^[12]	NZ ^[13]	SWI ^[14]	US ^[15]
1962	"Lookin' for a Love" (The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack)	72	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1964	"It's All Over Now" (The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack)	94	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"(No Matter How High I Get) I'll Still Be Looking Up to You" (Wilton Felder featuring Bobby Womack and Altrinna Grayson)	102	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Stylo" (Gorillaz featuring Mos Def & Bobby Womack)	—	—	48	40	25	63	—	56	—	56	103
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other appearances (non-comprehensive)

Year	Song	Other artists	Album
2001	"Get a Life"	Rae & Christian	Sleepwalking
2001	"Wake Up Everybody"	Rae & Christian	Sleepwalking
2010	"Cloud of Unknowing"	Gorillaz & Sinfonia ViVA	Plastic Beach
2011	"Bobby in Phoenix"	Gorillaz	The Fall
2015	"New Day Coming"	Rudimental	We the Generation

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bobby Womack - Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
1 2 "BOBBY WOMACK - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 6, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Stateside Records". Statesiderecords.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
1 2 "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
↑ "British certifications – Bobby Womack". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 24, 2022.Type Bobby Womack in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1078–1080. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
- All except "On Melancholy Hill" and "Doncamatic": "Discography Gorillaz". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- "On Melancholy Hill": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1067 (Week Commencing 9 August 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- "Doncamatic": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1083 (Week Commencing 29 November 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "Discographie Gorillaz". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ "Discografie Gorillaz". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ "Gorillaz (Single)". charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "Discography Gorillaz". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ "Discografie Gorillaz". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "Discography Gorillaz". charts.nz. Hung. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ "Gorillaz" (Select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ "Gorillaz – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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[Awards-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bobby Womack - Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[UK-2] 1 2 "BOBBY WOMACK - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[autogenerated1-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Stateside Records". Statesiderecords.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

[:0-4] 1 2 "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[BPI-5] "British certifications – Bobby Womack". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 24, 2022.Type Bobby Womack in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[The_Great_Rock_Discography-6] Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1078–1080. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

[AUSsin-7] Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
All except "On Melancholy Hill" and "Doncamatic": "Discography Gorillaz". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
"On Melancholy Hill": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1067 (Week Commencing 9 August 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
"Doncamatic": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1083 (Week Commencing 29 November 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[mwBa0] All except "On Melancholy Hill" and "Doncamatic": "Discography Gorillaz". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[mwBbY] "On Melancholy Hill": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1067 (Week Commencing 9 August 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[mwBcM] "Doncamatic": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1083 (Week Commencing 29 November 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[AUT-8] "Discographie Gorillaz". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[BELFL-9] "Discografie Gorillaz". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[GERsin-10] "Gorillaz (Single)". charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[IRL-11] "Discography Gorillaz". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[NLD-12] "Discografie Gorillaz". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[NZ-13] "Discography Gorillaz". charts.nz. Hung. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[SWI-14] "Gorillaz" (Select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[US100-15] "Gorillaz – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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Discography
Studio albums	Fly Me to the Moon (1969) My Prescription (1970) Communication (1971) Understanding (1972) Facts of Life (1973) Lookin' for a Love Again (1974) I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To (1975) Safety Zone (1975) BW Goes C&W (1976) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976) Pieces (1978) Roads of Life (1979) The Poet (1981) The Poet II (1984) So Many Rivers (1985) Someday We'll All Be Free (1985) Womagic (1986) The Last Soul Man (1987) Save the Children (1989) Resurrection (1994) Back to My Roots (1999) Traditions (1999) The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012)
Singles	"California Dreamin' " "Fly Me to the Moon" "How I Miss You Baby" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "That's the Way I Feel About Cha" "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Harry Hippie" "Across 110th Street" "Lookin' for a Love" "Daylight" "If You Think You're Lonely Now" "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" "Someday We'll All Be Free" "Living in a Box" "Please Forgive My Heart"