Love Wars

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Love Wars
Love Wars.jpg
Studio album by
Womack & Womack
Released1983
Recorded1983
StudioOcean Way Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre R&B
Length41:57
Label Elektra
Producer Stewart Levine
Womack & Womack chronology
Love Wars
(1983)		 Radio M.U.S.C. Man
(1985)
Music video
HLove Wars • TopPop on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]

Love Wars is the 1983 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of SoulTracks as "a critical favorite", [3] charted at number 34 on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praised husband Cecil Womack and wife Linda Womack as "[a]ce singers and songwriters (as opposed to singer-songwriters)", noting that "their lyrics about loss and conflict are sharper than those about love and happiness". [4]

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Two singles from the album, "Love Wars" and "Baby I'm Scared of You", were hits in the UK, reaching number 14 and number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. [5] The album was ranked number 4 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984 by NME , and the single "Love Wars" was ranked as the year's number 1 song. [6]

Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, all tracks by Cecil Womack and Linda Womack.

  1. "Love Wars" – 5:58
  2. "Express Myself" – 4:52
  3. "Baby I'm Scared of You" (Eddie Noble, Jr., C. Womack, L. Womack) – 5:38
  4. "T.K.O." (Noble, C. Womack, L. Womack) – 4:14
  5. "A.P.B." (C. Womack, Friendly Womack, L. Womack) – 5:31
  6. "Catch and Don't Look Back" (C. Womack, L. Womack, Naomi Womack) – 5:26
  7. "Woman" – 4:17
  8. "Angie" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:55
  9. "Good Times" – 3:06

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Album

YearCountryChartPeak positionCitation
1984UK UK Official Album Chart 45 [7]

Singles

YearCountrySingleChartPeak positionCitation
1984UK"Love Wars" UK Official Singles Chart 14 [7]
1984UK"Baby I'm Scared of You"UK Official Singles Chart72 [7]

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Rizik, Chris. Womack and Womack. soultracks.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. Womack & Womack. robertchristgau.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2002). Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (15th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-187-X., p.505
  6. ↑ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME . 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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