Pieces | ||||
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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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Allmusic | [1] |
Pieces is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1978, by Columbia Records. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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