| My Prescription | ||||
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| Released | February 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 31:44 | |||
| Label | Minit | |||
| Producer | Chips Moman | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
My Prescription is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in February 1970, by Minit Records. [2] [3] It was arranged by Bobby Womack, Glen Spreen and Mike Leech. The cover photography was by Herb Kravitz.
All tracks composed by Bobby Womack and Darryl Carter; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How I Miss You Baby" | 3:16 | |
| 2. | "More Than I Can Stand" | 2:51 | |
| 3. | "It's Gonna Rain" | 2:24 | |
| 4. | "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" | Jonathan King | 2:37 |
| 5. | "I Can't Take It Like a Man" | Jimmy Williams, Larry Weiss | 3:05 |
| 6. | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | Douglass Cross, George Cory | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Arkansas State Prison" | Bob Morrison | 2:57 |
| 8. | "I'm Gonna Forget About You" | Sam Cooke | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Don't Look Back" | Ronald White, William Robinson | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Tried and Convicted" | Womack | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" | Bart Howard | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Thank You" | 4:07 |
Robert Dwayne Womack was an American singer, musician and songwriter. Starting in the early 1950s 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, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel.
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.
Linda Womack, now known as Zeriiya Zekkariyas, is an American singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of soul singer Sam Cooke. She later had a successful career as half of the duo Womack & Womack with her husband Cecil Womack.
"How I Miss You Baby" is a song written by Bobby Womack and Darryl Carter. It was released as a single in 1969 and included on Womack's 1970 album My Prescription.
Womack & Womack was the singing and songwriting partnership of married American musicians Linda Womack and Cecil Womack. The duo were successful as songwriters for other artists and had several international hits as a singing duo in the 1980s and 1990s. Later recordings with other members of their family were credited to The House of Zekkariyas.
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.
Communication is the third studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on September 15, 1971, by United Artists Records. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 20 on the Billboard Jazz Chart in 1972. It included the hit single, "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", which charted at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and No. 27 on the Billboard pop chart. The album became Womack's breakthrough spawning the hit single "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" and a favorite Womack album track, "(If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back", which Womack recorded three times after the original, the first remake, a slower acoustic version, was issued on the soundtrack of the film, Across 110th Street, and an instrumental by J. J. Johnson's band. The fourth time Womack recorded it was with Rolling Stones singer and musician Ron Wood. Womack recorded his own versions of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain", Ray Stevens' "Everything Is Beautiful" and featured a spoken word monologue in his cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David standard, "(They Long To Be) Close to You".
"Daylight" is a R&B song recorded by American recording artist Bobby Womack for his 1975 album Safety Zone. Written by Womack with lyricist Harold Payne, it was issued as a single and reached No. 5 on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart in the spring of 1976.
The Valentinos was an American family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of brothers Bobby Womack and Cecil Womack. Bobby went on to find greater fame as a solo artist while Cecil became successful as a member of the husband and wife duo of Womack & Womack with Linda Cooke. The group was well known for R&B hits such as the original versions of "Lookin' for a Love", notably covered by the J. Geils Band and later a solo hit for Bobby Womack, and "It's All Over Now", covered by the Rolling Stones.
Wedding Album is a studio album by Leon Russell and his then wife, Mary Russell, otherwise known as Mary McCreary. It was the first album released on Leon Russell's record label, Paradise Records, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Leon and Mary Russell are also credited as producers of the album, with the exception of the final track, "Daylight", which was produced by its writer, Bobby Womack.
Roads of Life is the twelfth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. It was released in 1979 by Arista Records. It was dedicated to his late son Truth Womack. The album was Bobby Womack's only album for Arista Records. It reached number 55 on the Top Soul Albums charts.
The discography of American recording artist Bobby Womack consists of 28 studio albums, 3 live albums, 9 compilation albums, and 47 singles.
The Bravest Man in the Universe is the twenty-seventh and final studio album by the American soul artist Bobby Womack. Released on June 12, 2012, it was his first studio album since 2000 and his first album of original material since 1994's Resurrection. It was produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell and released on the UK-based XL Recordings label. The Bravest Man in the Universe is the final album to be released in Womack's lifetime, as The Best Is Yet to Come will be released posthumously.
"Please Forgive My Heart" is a single from American soul artist Bobby Womack for his album The Bravest Man in the Universe. Released on June 8, 2012, it was his first studio album since 2000 and his first album of original material since 1994's Resurrection. It was produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell and released on the UK-based XL Recordings label.
I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released on March 28, 1975, by United Artists Records. The album debuted at number 126 on the Billboard 200.
So Many Rivers is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1985, by MCA Records. The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200.
Someday We'll All Be Free is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1985, by Beverly Glen Music.
Womagic is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1986, by MCA Records.
The Last Soul Man is a studio album by the American musician Bobby Womack, released in 1987 on MCA Records. "Living in a Box" is a cover of the Living in a Box song.
Back to My Roots is the 21st studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released on August 24, 1999, by The Right Stuff Records and Capitol Records.