Bobby Womack - Understanding

Artist:

Womack, Bobby

UPC:

724382914426

See Also:

Turner, Big Joe Brown, James

Description:

Personnel: Bobby Womack, Pam Grier, Patrice Holloway, Janice Singleton (vocals); Tippy Armstrong, Redgie Young, Jimmy Johnson (guitar); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Eads (baritone saxophone); Harrison Calloway, Jr. (trumpet); Dale Quillen (trombone); Barry Beckett (acoustic & electric pianos, harpsichord, clavichord, Moog synthesizer); Bobby Wood (acoustic & electric pianos); Bobby Emmons (organ); David Hood, Mike Leech (bass), Roger Hawkins, Hayward Bishop (drums, percussion).
Producers: Bobby Womack, Joe Hicks.
Reissue producer: Tom Cartwright.
Engineers include: Christina Hersch, Darryl Carter, Larry Hamby.
Recorded at American Sound, Memphis, Tennessee.
Personnel: Bobby Womack (vocals, guitar); Janice Singleton, Pam Grier, Patrice Holloway (vocals); Jimmy Johnson , Reggie Young , Tippy Armstrong (guitar); Harvey Thompson (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Ronnie Eades (baritone saxophone); Harrison Calloway, Harrison Calloway, Jr. (trumpet); Dale Quillen (trombone); Barry Beckett (piano, electric piano, harpsichord, clavichord, keyboards, Moog synthesizer); Bobby Wood (piano, electric piano, keyboards); Bobby Emmons (organ, keyboards); Clayton Ivey, Truman Thomas (keyboards); Roger Hawkins, Hayword Bishop (drums, percussion).
Recording information: American Sound, Memphis, TN.
Photographer: Norman Seeff.
Arrangers: Mike Leech; Rene Hall; Bobby Womack.
Great singer, great songwriter, great guitarist--Bobby Womack has worn lots of hats over the years, and he deserves respect if for no other reason than writing "It`s All Over Now," thus inspiring the Rolling Stones to record their first great single. This early `70s album finds him in characteristically fine form.
There are a couple of typically soulful covers of seemingly unlikely songs--Neil Diamond`s "Sweet Caroline," and the Beatles "And I Love Her"--along with superior originals. Highlights are the country-ish "Ruby Dean" (musically and thematically suprisingly reminiscent of the similarly titled Mel Tillis song popularized by Kenny Rogers), and the hit "Harry Hippy," a cautionary tale supposedly based on the tragically brief life of Womack`s brother Harry. UNDERSTANDING was of the best R&B albums of its day.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Can Understand It
2. Woman`s Gotta Have It
3. And I Love Her
4. Got to Get You Back
5. Simple Man
6. Ruby Dean
7. Thing Called Love
8. Sweet Caroline
9. Harry Hippie

Album Information

Release Date:

05/21/1994

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Soul

Label:

The Right Stuff

Catalog Number:

29144

Original Release Year:

1972

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

35 : 31

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