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Save the Children (Bobby Womack album)

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Save the Children
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1989
GenreSoul
Length48:23
LabelSOLAR
ProducerBobby 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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

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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

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Maurstad, Tom (December 6, 1989). "Arts Day". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.
  2. ^ Ed Hogan. "Save the Children - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Rick (August 14, 1992). "A Musician's Message". Houston. Houston Chronicle. p. 3.
  4. ^ Save the Children at AllMusic
  5. ^ Milward, John (25 Jan 1990). "Bobby Womack's Journey from Gospel to Soul to 'Save the Children'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F1.