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1989 studio album by Bobby Womack
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]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 4]
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]
Title Writer(s) 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 Womack3:57 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
Bobby Womack - vocals, guitar
Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, Jr. - vocals on "Baby I'm Back"
Carlos Santana - guitar on "Too Close for Comfort" and "Tough Job"
Blake Smith - guitar
Ray Gilliard - bass guitar
Alicia McCracken, Frank Hamilton, Patrick Moten - keyboards
Ananias Chambers, Gus Anthony Flores - percussion
Bernard Baisden, Gerald Albright , Joe Campbell, Lesli Carroll, Nolan Smith, Rastine Calhoun - horns
Alice Echols, Brandy Diana Moss, Brenda Lee Eager, Hillard Wilson, Lana Clarkson, Michelle Layborn, Pamela Starks, Patricia Henley - backing vocals
Brad Cole, Cecil Womack , Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, William Zimmerman - programming
Ron Wood - cover painting
^ Maurstad, Tom (December 6, 1989). "Arts Day". The Dallas Morning News . p. 5C.
^ Ed Hogan. "Save the Children - Bobby Womack" . AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-09 .
^ Mitchell, Rick (August 14, 1992). "A Musician's Message". Houston. Houston Chronicle . p. 3.
^ Save the Children at AllMusic
^ Milward, John (25 Jan 1990). "Bobby Womack's Journey from Gospel to Soul to 'Save the Children' ". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. F1.