Bobby Womack
Birth name	Robert Dwayne Womack
Born	March 04, 1944 (1944-03-04) (age 63)
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Genre(s)	R&B,
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer
Years active	1962 - Present
Label(s)	The Right Stuff,United Artists, Columbia Records, Minit

Bobby Womack (born Robert Dwayne Womack, 4 March 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. Working in the soul and R&B genres, he achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Greater Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Contemporary R&B is a music genre of American popular music, the current iteration of the genre that began in the 1940s as rhythm and blues music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Right Stuff is a 1979 book (ISBN 0374250332) by Tom Wolfe, and a 1983 film adapted from the book. ... This article is about the film studio. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Minit Records Minit Records was a record label originally based in New Orleans and founded by Joe Banashak. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

Personal

Taking after their father, who sang gospel music, Bobby Womack and his brothers formed their own group. Sam Cooke took an interest in the Womack Brothers, and they recorded for Cooke's SAR record label in the early 1960s. Renamed the Valentinos, and encouraged by Cooke to go in a more secular and commercial direction, they scored a hit with Womack's "It's All Over Now" in 1964; the Rolling Stones' version of the song became a major hit, earning Womack generous royalty payments. Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Its All Over Now is a song by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ...

In March 1965 just after he turned 21 years old--and just 3 months after Sam Cooke's December 1964 murder -- Womack created scandal by marrying Cooke's widow Barbara Campbell. Womack claimed he married Barbara for fear that if she were left alone she would do something crazy^{[1] [2]}. They divorced in 1970. Things became even more complicated when his younger brother, Cecil, married Sam and Barbara's daughter Linda. Cecil D. Womack (born 25 September 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio) is one of the famous musical Womack brothers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Linda Womack (born 1952) is an American singer and songwriter. ...

Musical career

As a session guitarist, Womack worked at producer Chips Moman's American Studios in Memphis, and played on recordings by Joe Tex and The Box Tops. Until this point, around 1967, he had had little success as a solo artist, but at American he began to record a string of classic soul-music singles including the 1968 "What Is This" (his first chart hit), "It's Gonna Rain" and "More Than I Can Stand," all of which featured his elegant, understated rhythm-guitar work and his impassioned vocals. During this period he became known as a songwriter, contributing many songs to the repertoire of Wilson Pickett; these include "I'm in Love" and "I'm a Midnight Mover." Lincoln Wayne Chips Moman is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter, born 1936 in La Grange, Georgia. ... Joe Tex (born Joseph Arrington Jnr, in Baytown, Texas, on 8 August 1933; died in Navasota, Texas, on 13 August 1982) was an American soul singer most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Box Tops were a United States pop music group of the late 1960s. ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer. ... Eric West Publicity Still, c. ...

After moving to the United Artists label in the early '70s, he released the album Communication, and on an album with guitarist Gabor Szabo introduced his song "Breezin'," which later became a hit for George Benson. He also became known for his interesting taste in cover versions, essaying Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin' " as well as "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" and James Taylor's "Fire and Rain'" and "California Dreamin'." Perhaps his most well-known work from this period is as guitarist on Sly & the Family Stone's 1971 There's a Riot Goin' On. United Artists Records was a record label founded by United Artists soon after its own founding in 1919 to distribute soundtracks from its movies. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Gábor Szabó (March 8, 1936 - February 26, 1982) was a jazz guitarist. ... George Benson (b. ... Fred Neil (March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an important American blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... California Dreamin is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. ... Sly & the Family Stone was an American rock band from San Francisco, California. ... Theres a Riot Goin On is the influential 1971 album by the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. ...

He continued to have hits into the '70s; these include "Lookin' for a Love" (a remake of his 1962 Valentinos single), "Across 110th Street," "Woman's Gotta Have It" (covered by James Taylor in 1976), "You're Welcome, Stop on By," and the masterful "Daylight." All are excellent examples of burnished yet gritty 1970s soul music, and reveal a pop-music sensibility akin to that of Marvin Gaye or Curtis Mayfield. Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. ...

Bobby Womack's 1981 album The Poet was a surprise hit and contained the hit single "If You Think You're Lonely Now." K-Ci Hailey, a notable admirer of Womack's work, covered "If You Think You're Lonely Now" in 1994. The song is referenced in Mariah Carey's song "We Belong Together", a number-one hit in June 2005. Carey sings "I can't sleep at night / When you are on my mind / Bobby Womack's on the radio / Singing to me: 'If you think you're lonely now.'" K-Ci (born Cedric Hailey on September 2, 1969 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an African-American R&B/soul singer and songwriter, one-half of the duo K-Ci and JoJo and one-quarter of the R&B quartet Jodeci. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress. ... We Belong Together is a pop–R&B song recorded by Mariah Carey for her ninth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and released as the albums second single in 2005 (see 2005 in music). ...

Film director Quentin Tarantino used "Across 110th Street" (which, in a different version, had been the title song of the 1972 movie) in the opening and closing sequences of his 1997 film Jackie Brown. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and Oscar winning screenwriter. ... Across 110th Street is a 1972 crime-drama film, starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Tony Franciosa, and directed by Barry Shear. ... Jackie Brown is a 1997 motion picture, the third film directed by Quentin Tarantino. ...

A 2003 Saab commercial shone a spotlight on Womack’s interpretation of "California Dreamin'". Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, Womack's Hit Song "Across 110th Street" appeared in the hit Activision video game True Crime: New York City Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Activision, Inc. ...

In 2007, Womack's Hit Song "Across 110th Street" appeared in the movie American Gangster Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For the Jay-Z album inspired by the film, see American Gangster (album), and to see the television series on BET see American Gangster (TV series) American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. ...

As of 2006, Womack continues to record and to make live appearances. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Albums

• 1968: Fly Me to the Moon (Minit) - US #174, R&B #34
• 1969: My Prescription (Minit) - R&B #44
• 1970: The Womack "Live" (United Artists) - US #188, R&B #13
• 1971: Communication (United Artists) - US #83, R&B #7, Jazz #20
• 1972: Understanding (United Artists) - US #43, R&B #7
• 1972: Across 110th Street (United Artists) - US #50, R&B #6
• 1973: Facts of Life (United Artists) - US #37, R&B #6
• 1974: Lookin' for a Love Again (United Artists) - US #85, R&B #5
• 1975: Greatest Hits (United Artists) - US #142, R&B #30
• 1975: I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To (United Artists) - US #126, R&B #20
• 1976: Safety Zone (United Artists) - US #147, R&B #40
• 1975: I Can Understand It (United Artists)
• 1976: BW Goes C&W (United Artists)
• 1976: Home Is Where the Heart Is (Columbia)
• 1977: Pieces (Columbia)
• 1979: Roads of Life (Arista) - R&B #55
• 1981: The Poet (Beverly Glen) - US #29, R&B #1
• 1984: The Poet II (Beverly Glen) - US #60, R&B #5
• 1985: So Many Rivers (MCA) - US #66, R&B #5
• 1985: Someday We'll All Be Free (Beverly Glen) - R&B #59
• 1986: Womagic (MCA) - R&B #68
• 1987: Last Soul Man (MCA)
• 1989: Save The Children (Solar)
• 1994: Soul Seduction Supreme (Castle)
• 1994: Resurrection (Continuum) - R&B #91
• 1998: Soul Sensation Live (Sequel)
• 1999: Back to My Roots (Capitol) - Gospel #27
• 1999: Traditions (Capitol)
• 2000: Christmas Album (Indigo)
• 2006: Post (Castle)

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Singles

• 1962: "Lookin' For A Love" - R&B #8
• 1964: "It's All Over Now" - R&B #94
• 1968: "Fly Me To The Moon" - US #52, R&B #16
• 1968: "What Is This" - R&B #33
• 1969: "How I Miss My Baby" - US #94, R&B #13
• 1969: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" - R&B #48
• 1969: "It's Gonna Rain" - R&B #43
• 1970: "I'm Gonna Forget About You" - R&B #30
• 1970: "More Than I Can Stand" - US# 90, R&B #23
• 1971: "Communication" - R&B #40
• 1971: "The Preacher (Part 2)/More Than I Can Stand" - R&B #30
• 1972: "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" - US #51, R&B #16
• 1972: "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" - US #27, R&B #2
• 1972: "Woman's Gotta Have It" - US #60, R&B #1
• 1973: "Across 110th Street" - US #56, R&B #19
• 1973: "Harry Hippie" - US #31, R&B #8
• 1973: "I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You" - R&B #80
• 1973: "Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out" - US #29, R&B #2
• 1974: "Lookin' For A Love" - US #10, R&B #1
• 1974: "You're Welcome, Stop On By" - US #59, R&B #5
• 1975: "Check It Out" - US #91, R&B #6
• 1975: "It's All Over Now" - R&B #68
• 1976: "Daylight" - R&B #5
• 1976: "Where There's A Will, There's A Way" - R&B #13
• 1977: "Home Is Where The Heart Is" - R&B #43
• 1978: "Trust Your Heart" - R&B #47
• 1979: "How Could You Break My Heart" - R&B #40
• 1981: "Secrets" - R&B #55
• 1982: "If You Think You're Lonely Now" - R&B #3
• 1982: "Where Do We Go From Here" - R&B #26
• 1984: "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" - R&B #76
• 1984: "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Patti LaBelle) - US #88, R&B #3
• 1985: "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" - R&B #2
• 1985: "Let Me Kiss It Where It Hurts" - R&B #50
• 1985: "Someday We'll All Be Free" - R&B #74
• 1986: "(I Wanna) Make Love to You" - R&B #57
• 1989: "Save the Children" - R&B #83

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References

External links

• All Music Guide Entry
• Angelfire Biography
• Soul Patrol Biography
• Soulwalking website