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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 33:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Don Davis | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Pieces is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1978, by Columbia Records. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Party Time" | Don Davis, Willie Schofield | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Trust Your Heart" | Bobby Womack, Don Davis, Leon Ware | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Stop Before We Start" | Arenita Walker, Cynthia Girty | 3:27 |
| 4. | "When Love Begins Friendship Ends" | Allee Willis | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Wind It Up" | Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack, Leon Ware | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Is This the Thanks I Get" | Jimmy George, John Hammond | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Caught Up in the Middle" | Don Davis, Jerry Don Stephens, Ronnie McNeir | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Never Let Nothing Get the Best of You" | Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack | 4:31 |
Journeyman is the eleventh solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Heralded as a return to form for Clapton, who had struggled with alcohol addiction and recently found sobriety, the album has a 1980s electronic sound, but it also includes blues songs like "Before You Accuse Me", "Running on Faith", and "Hard Times." "Bad Love" was released as a single, reaching the No. 1 position on the Album Rock Chart in the United States, and being awarded a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1990. "Pretending" had also reached the No. 1 position on the Album Rock Chart the previous year, remaining at the top for five weeks.
Nearly Human is a 1989 album by the rock musician Todd Rundgren, released by Warner Bros. Records. It was his first release in four years, although he had been active as a producer in the intervening years. Many of the album's songs deal with loss, self-doubt, jealousy and spiritual recovery. It was also the first collaboration between Rundgren and Michele Gray, a singer and ex-model who helped to organize the sessions. Gray sang backing vocals, both on the record and on subsequent tours, and the pair later married.
The Poet II is the fourteenth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1984, by Beverly Glen Music. The album features three duets with fellow soul legend Patti LaBelle, including the top three R&B charted ballad, "Love Has Finally Come At Last", and the more modest follow-up, "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye". It also includes the top 75 UK dance hit, "Tell Me Why". The UK music magazine NME named it the best album of 1984.
Toto XX: 1977–1997 is a compilation album by Toto to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The album features rare original demos, outtakes, previously unreleased recordings and live tracks from the band's 20-year career. Despite its being labeled as a compilation album, Steve Lukather in 2014 defined the album as the tenth studio album overall.
Facts of Life is the fifth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on June 8, 1973, by United Artists Records. The album raced to No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. The album included the hit single "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" .Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Lookin' for a Love Again is the sixth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on January 11, 1974, by United Artists Records. The album reached #85 on the Billboard U.S. Pop Charts and #5 on the Billboard R&B Charts. It included the hit single "Lookin' for a Love", which charted No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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".
One Shot Deal is an album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in June 2008.
Hits! is a compilation album by Boz Scaggs, first released in 1980. It focuses primarily on material released in 1976 and 1980. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Street Language is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in 1986 by Columbia Records, his first release on that label. It peaked at #38 on the Top Country Albums chart. The songs, "Let Freedom Ring", "When I'm Free Again", "She Loves the Jerk" and "Looking for You" were released as singles but they all failed to chart within the top 20. This album was co-produced by R & B artist Booker T. Jones and features a blend of soul and country music.
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.
20/20 is a studio album by George Benson, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1985. The lead single by the same name reached #48 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. "You Are the Love of My Life" is a duet with Roberta Flack. It was one of a number of songs used for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. Also included on 20/20 is the original version of the song "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which would later become a smash hit for Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros.
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.
Hello Tomorrow is the ninth studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was his first album released by Concord Records on October 19, 2010. Koz himself provided vocals on "This Guy's in Love with You". The album peaked at number 1 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart. On November 30, 2011, the album received a Nomination in the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Loleatta Holloway is the fifth studio album by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1979 on the Gold Mind label.
Love Sensation is the sixth and final studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1980 on the Gold Mind label.
Larry Santos is the fourth studio album by American pop singer and songwriter, Larry Santos, released on Casablanca Records in 1975. The album includes the song "We Can't Hide it Anymore" which reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop song chart. it also features the Christian pop single, which is mainly all about Father God touching a newborn child and inspiring him with Christian love on an early sunrise, called, "Early In The Morning".
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.
You Are Everything I Need is the fifth album by American pop singer/songwriter/pianist Larry Santos, released in 1976 on Casablanca Records. This follow-up also features "Early in the Morning", I Don't Know Why", a cover of Linda Ronstadt's 1970 tune, "Long, Long Time", written by Gary White and "We Can't Hide It Anymore". It was also produced by Detroit soul producer Don Davis.
