Safety Zone (album)

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Safety Zone
Bobby Womack Safety Zone.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 1975
Recorded1975
Studio Wally Heider Studios (San Francisco)
The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles)
Genre R&B
Length42:22
Label United Artists
Producer David Rubinson
Bobby Womack chronology
I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To
(1975)
Safety Zone
(1975)
BW Goes C&W
(1976)

Safety Zone is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released on October 27, 1975, by United Artists Records. [1] [2] The album debuted at number 147 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Although the track "Trust in Me" is a Womack composition, it was initially recorded by Janis Joplin for her 1971 album Pearl . Womack also played acoustic guitar on that recording.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bobby Womack; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything's Gonna Be Alright" 7:02
2."I Wish It Would Rain" Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Roger Penzabene 4:19
3."Trust in Me" 3:51
4."Where There's a Will, There's a Way" 6:25
5."Love Ain't Something You Can Get for Free" Melvin Ragin, Ray Parker Jr. 3:24
6."Something You Got" Chris Kenner 5:30
7."Daylight"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne3:31
8."I Feel a Groove Comin' On" 8:33

Personnel

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References

  1. Jason Elias. "Safety Zone - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. "iTunes - Music - Safety Zone by Bobby Womack". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.