| Save the Children | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 48:23 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, Keg Johnson | |||
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Save the Children is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. [1] The album was released in 1989, by SOLAR Records. [2] Womack stated that it was influenced by Marvin Gaye's What's Going On . [3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the album "doesn't play as effectively to Womack's strengths, and frequently eschews the singer's gospel roots for the soul-pop sound of Stevie Wonder's '70s albums." [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save the Children" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 6:32 |
| 2. | "Priorities" | Garland Thornton, Wilmer Raglin | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Too Close for Comfort" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Baby I'm Back" | Juan Lively | 4:35 |
| 5. | "She's My Girl" | Cecil Womack, Kevin Womack | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Free Love" | Keg Johnson, Sigidi Abdullah | 6:02 |
| 7. | "How Can It Be" | Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, Harold Payne | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Tough Job" | Bobby Womack, Jon Benson | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Now We're Together" | Juan Lively, Khalid Thomas | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Better Love (Everybody's Looking for a Better Love)" | Wilmer Raglin | 4:39 |
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