Save the Children (Bobby Womack album)

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Save the Children
Bobby Womack Save the Children.jpg
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1989
Genre Soul
Length48:23
Label SOLAR
Producer Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, Keg Johnson
Bobby Womack chronology
The Last Soul Man
(1987)
Save the Children
(1989)
Resurrection
(1994)

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]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
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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." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Save the Children"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne6:32
2."Priorities"Garland Thornton, Wilmer Raglin5:24
3."Too Close for Comfort"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne4:50
4."Baby I'm Back"Juan Lively4:35
5."She's My Girl" Cecil Womack, Kevin Womack3:57
6."Free Love"Keg Johnson, Sigidi Abdullah6:02
7."How Can It Be"Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, Harold Payne4:37
8."Tough Job"Bobby Womack, Jon Benson4:14
9."Now We're Together"Juan Lively, Khalid Thomas3:46
10."Better Love (Everybody's Looking for a Better Love)"Wilmer Raglin4:39

Personnel

References

  1. Maurstad, Tom (December 6, 1989). "Arts Day". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.
  2. Ed Hogan. "Save the Children - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  3. Mitchell, Rick (August 14, 1992). "A Musician's Message". Houston. Houston Chronicle. p. 3.
  4. Save the Children at AllMusic
  5. Milward, John (January 25, 1990). "Bobby Womack's Journey from Gospel to Soul to 'Save the Children'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F1.