Product Description
There’s no other voice in soul music quite like Bobby Womack’s. It’s rough, raw and raspy – a sound that most singers could only achieve it they’d gargled with razor blades – and oozes gospel-fuelled soul power in abundance. And when he utters one of his blood-curdling falsetto screams it sounds like he’s directly channelling the Holy Ghost. In just one short vocal phrase, Bobby Womack can convey more emotion than most singers can muster in an entire song.

Not only is he a terrific, one-of-a-kind vocalist, Bobby Womack is also an accomplished guitarist and, more significantly, he’s a great songwriter who has penned some of the soul genre’s most enduring masterpieces. In 2010 at the age of 66, he’s still musically active, having just contributed his trademark vocals to the Gorillaz' latest album, ‘Plastic Beach.’ Womack’s music has also featured very heavily in the movies through the years, predominantly in Tarntino’s Jackie Brown, Fish Tank, Ali, Meet The Parents and American Gangster.

Despite his present musical endeavours, most critics – and indeed fans – would agree that Bobby Womack’s best work was recorded in a productive purple patch during the 1970s and '80s. The choicest Womack cuts from that period are included on this 40-track collection – along with some of his late-'60s sides – which features tracks originally recorded for the Minit, United Artists and Beverly Glen labels.

CD 1
01 Across 110th Street 3:47 #19
02 Lookin’ For A Love 2:37 #1
03 Woman’s Got To Have It 3:32 #1
04 That’s The Way I Feel About Cha 5:08 #2
05 Harry Hippie 3:56 #8
06 You’re Welcome, Stop On By 3:40 #5
07 Check It Out 3:50 #6
08 Daylight 3:31 #5
09 If You Think You’re Lonely Now 5:31 #3
10 California Dreamin’ 3:21 #20
11 Where Do We Go From Here 6:41 #26 - Featuring J.J. Johnson
12 Communication 4:43
13 It’s All Over Now 2:56 - Featuring Bill Withers
14 So Many Sides Of You 3:50
15 Everything’s Gonna Be Alright 7:02
16 I Don’t Wanna Be Hurt By Ya Love Again 3:26
17 Tried And Convicted 2:48
18 Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 6:26 #13

CD 2
01 Tell Me Why 6:08
02 Love Has Finally Come At Last 5:31 #3 - Featuring Patti LaBelle
03 Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out 3:04 #2
04 I’m A Midnight Mover 2:03
05 I Don’t Know (What The World’s Coming To) 3:15 #18
06 Secrets 3:55
07 What Is This 2:32 #33
08 It’s Gonna Rain 2:24
09 How I Miss You Baby 3:17 #14
10 More Than I Can Stand 2:51 #23
11 Fly Me To The Moon 2:08 #16
12 I’m Gonna Forget About You 2:27 #30
13 Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) 3:10 #16
14 I’m Through Trying To Prove My Love To You 3:48
15 I Left My Heart In San Francisco 2:24
16 It Takes A Lot Of Strength To Say Goodbye 3:48 - Featuring Patti LaBelle
17 Thank You 4:06
18 Games 6:52
19 I’m In Love 2:42
20 You’re Messing Up A Good Thing 2:34
21 (If You Don’t Want My Love) Give It Back 2:53
22 Some Day We’ll All Be Free 6:14

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