Bobby Womack - Greatest Hits

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Bobby Womack was a veteran R&B and gospel artist by the time he began scoring solo hits in the late '60s. The former Sam Cooke protégé's gifts as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist were displayed stunningly on tracks raucous ("Lookin' for a Love," "It's All Over Now"--both remakes of early recordings by Womack and brothers Cecil and Harry from their days as the Valentinos) and smooth (1985's "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much"). Greatest Hits touches high point after high point in each style, with Womack's sandpapery voice putting across a packed disc's worth of classics. Womack is often forgotten when the names of major soul artists are run down, but even without the deadly "If You Think You're Lonely Now" and "Across 110th Street," this set is a fine reminder of his importance. --Rickey Wright

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Average customer rating: The 9th Wonder of Soul ! I wish this collection correctly represented Womack's talent Not Enough of Bobby's Best! Bobby Womack has earned all the stars and then some! I Love Bobby Womack!

Bobby Womack - Greatest Hits Bobby Womack Manufacturer: The Right Stuff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits Best Of Tyrone Davis Very Best of Bobby Womack Straighten It Out: The Best of Latimore Tyrone Davis - 20 Greatest Hits ASIN: B00001R3HY Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

1. Lookin' For A Love
2. Check It Out
3. You're Welcome, Stop On By
4. Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
5. Ain't Nothin' Like The Lovin' We Got
6. That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha
7. I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much
8. The Preacher/More Than I Can Stand
9. I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You
10. It's All Over Now
11. How I Miss You Baby
12. Daylight
13. Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out
14. Home Is Where The Heart Is
15. Woman's Gotta Have It
16. If You Can't Give Her Love, Give Her Up
17. Harry Hippie
18. Save The Children
19. Somebody Special

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Bobby Womack was a veteran R&B and gospel artist by the time he began scoring solo hits in the late '60s. The former Sam Cooke protégé's gifts as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist were displayed stunningly on tracks raucous ("Lookin' for a Love," "It's All Over Now"--both remakes of early recordings by Womack and brothers Cecil and Harry from their days as the Valentinos) and smooth (1985's "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much"). Greatest Hits touches high point after high point in each style, with Womack's sandpapery voice putting across a packed disc's worth of classics. Womack is often forgotten when the names of major soul artists are run down, but even without the deadly "If You Think You're Lonely Now" and "Across 110th Street," this set is a fine reminder of his importance. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The 9th Wonder of Soul !.......2005-06-10

Although Bobby Womack *is* revered in soul circles, its always my great disappointment that he's not the household name/icon he deserves to be. Maybe because he's always lacked the cute/slickness as some of his more celebrated contemporaries, and to my knowledge is more of a singer/songwriter than "in your face" entertainer. - - Like Curtis, another master singer/songwriter he even had his GREAT soundtrack (ACROSS 110th St.) which was co-orchestrated by the J.J. Johnson.

All in all Bobby Womack is almost impossible to describe if you haven't heard him. A south paw (from what I'm told), his voice can be sweet and gospelly one moment, and the next he can be shouting like Wilson Picket/JB... His tunes can infuse almost any influence from country to disco to Jazz and pop and often have some interesting changes that go beyond what you'd expect (not as far out as Stevie Wonder, but pretty deep in their own right !)... First and foremost, however, Womack always stays true to his Classic soul roots which began via his apprenticeship with Sam Cooke... and his tunes are often even greater successes when covered by other groups (ever hear a tune called Breezin' and Walk on By.)

This CD is great for another reason... on many anthologies you get one or two BIG HITS and a few discoveries and in between a lot of... errrrr space. On this CD one track after another is vibrant, energetic and a hit in its own right... (DAYLIGHT being one of my favorites... its one of those tunes that you can really SEE the lyrics and feel the vibe.)

All and all, if Bobby Womack's picture ain't up on the mantle between JC and Marvin Gaye, you simply don't know where it's at !

I wish this collection correctly represented Womack's talent.......2005-01-06

Bobby Womack is simply incredible at times. His soul voice can only be compared to his mentor, Sam Cooke. Seeing Womack's career can only give us a glimpse into what Cooke could have been. Womack is just as an incredible songwriter as he is singer and this CD shows it. As said before Bobby Womack's music is a beautiful thing for soul fans.

This collection however, is just simply not as good as it could have been. To be perfectly honest, I really dislike every track on here that came from 80 and beyond (Check It Out, Ain't Nothin' Like The Lovin' We Got , I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much, Save The Children). Womack sounds completely different, in voice, style, and music. He sounds less soulful and more R&B (which for him is taking away so much) and the production just sounds almost pop. "Sweet Caroline" is really unnecessary, we've all herd the Neil Diamond version so much it's hard for anybody else to really do it.

The real reason it's so disappointing that these tracks are on there is because there's SO much they could have put on here. If I had to make a greatest hits album of his, the excellent tracks would be fighting for room on one disc. How could they possibly have left off "Across 110th Street" not to mention "If You Think You're Lonely Now", "If you Don't Want My Love", "Where Do We Go From Here", even "Quicksand". I don't even claim to be a huge Womack fan, yet I know there's better stuff. So, to see Capitol really waist a lot of space on here and not include other classics is just frustrating.

That aside, there are some amazing tracks on here. "I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You" is classic and "The Preacher/More Than I Can Stand" is an epic live track. All In all, there are 13 of the 19 tracks that I really enjoy and to be honest it's more than worth getting this collection to start you off on Bobby Womack. Although I'm not sure I would recommend another "Greatest Hits" collection of Womack instead of this one, I would encourage people new to Womack's music to start hear and realize there's more & at times even better stuff out there.

Not Enough of Bobby's Best!.......2003-04-24

Despite its title (and just like "The Best Of"), this collection curiously excludes many of Bobby's biggest hits. You'll still need to buy about four different CDs to get Womack's finest. Essential tunes missing from this collection include: 'Fact of Life/He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down', 'If You Think You're Lonely Now', and the AWESOMELY soulful 'Where Do We Go From Here'.

Bobby Womack has earned all the stars and then some!.......2002-05-12

Bobby Womack just played to a huge crowd at JazzFest in New Orleans, and what a show it was! He's truly one of the greatest living R&B performers -- and he's outlived most of them, so he's still out there...give yourself a treat and see him if you ever get the chance. While Womack has some huge hits of his own, I'd forgotten that he also wrote hits for a lot of other people, too. Bobby Womack has now made my favorite R&B performers of all time list with Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops and the Isleys. If you didn't already know it, his greatest hits will prove he belongs there.

I Love Bobby Womack!.......2001-09-24

I have been a fan of Bobby Womack since the age of 9. I absolutely love the man. He's real, he's soulful, such a great spirit on stage. I love he whole C.D. from the 1st song to the last. Bobby You are Right ON! His Music has real instruments, he has a real voice he's the real Mckoy! Excellent on stage. I recently saw him in Boston at The Berklee Performance Center. He was awsome. He looks great, sounds great. If you are a fan of real Voice sounds I would recommend this man any CD he has available is excellent.

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Bobby Womack - Greatest Hits Bobby Womack Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DQWQ Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Disco's Greatest Hits Volume One Hot Chocolate , Tavares , A Taste Of Honey , Bobby Womack , McFadden & Whitehead , The O'Jays , Brass Construction , Sun , The Sylvers , and Lou Rawls Manufacturer: Cema ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000F5UMCG

Product Description

Disco's Greatest Hits Volume One // 1. Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate 2. It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares 3. Disco Dancin' - A Taste Of Honey 4. Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack 5. Ain't no stoppin' us now - McFadden & Whitehead 6. Usa ta be my girl - The O'Jays 7. Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) - Brass Construction 8. Sun Is Here - Sun 9. Hot Line - The Sylvers 10. You'll never find another love like mine - Lou Rawls

Average customer rating: The 9th Wonder of Soul ! I wish this collection correctly represented Womack's talent Not Enough of Bobby's Best! Bobby Womack has earned all the stars and then some! I Love Bobby Womack!

Bobby Womack - Greatest Hits Bobby Womack Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits Best Of Tyrone Davis Very Best of Bobby Womack Straighten It Out: The Best of Latimore Tyrone Davis - 20 Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000243S6 Release Date: 1999-07-01

Amazon.com

Bobby Womack was a veteran R&B and gospel artist by the time he began scoring solo hits in the late '60s. The former Sam Cooke protégé's gifts as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist were displayed stunningly on tracks raucous ("Lookin' for a Love," "It's All Over Now"--both remakes of early recordings by Womack and brothers Cecil and Harry from their days as the Valentinos) and smooth (1985's "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much"). Greatest Hits touches high point after high point in each style, with Womack's sandpapery voice putting across a packed disc's worth of classics. Womack is often forgotten when the names of major soul artists are run down, but even without the deadly "If You Think You're Lonely Now" and "Across 110th Street," this set is a fine reminder of his importance. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The 9th Wonder of Soul !.......2005-06-10

Although Bobby Womack *is* revered in soul circles, its always my great disappointment that he's not the household name/icon he deserves to be. Maybe because he's always lacked the cute/slickness as some of his more celebrated contemporaries, and to my knowledge is more of a singer/songwriter than "in your face" entertainer. - - Like Curtis, another master singer/songwriter he even had his GREAT soundtrack (ACROSS 110th St.) which was co-orchestrated by the J.J. Johnson.

All in all Bobby Womack is almost impossible to describe if you haven't heard him. A south paw (from what I'm told), his voice can be sweet and gospelly one moment, and the next he can be shouting like Wilson Picket/JB... His tunes can infuse almost any influence from country to disco to Jazz and pop and often have some interesting changes that go beyond what you'd expect (not as far out as Stevie Wonder, but pretty deep in their own right !)... First and foremost, however, Womack always stays true to his Classic soul roots which began via his apprenticeship with Sam Cooke... and his tunes are often even greater successes when covered by other groups (ever hear a tune called Breezin' and Walk on By.)

This CD is great for another reason... on many anthologies you get one or two BIG HITS and a few discoveries and in between a lot of... errrrr space. On this CD one track after another is vibrant, energetic and a hit in its own right... (DAYLIGHT being one of my favorites... its one of those tunes that you can really SEE the lyrics and feel the vibe.)

All and all, if Bobby Womack's picture ain't up on the mantle between JC and Marvin Gaye, you simply don't know where it's at !

I wish this collection correctly represented Womack's talent.......2005-01-06

Bobby Womack is simply incredible at times. His soul voice can only be compared to his mentor, Sam Cooke. Seeing Womack's career can only give us a glimpse into what Cooke could have been. Womack is just as an incredible songwriter as he is singer and this CD shows it. As said before Bobby Womack's music is a beautiful thing for soul fans.

This collection however, is just simply not as good as it could have been. To be perfectly honest, I really dislike every track on here that came from 80 and beyond (Check It Out, Ain't Nothin' Like The Lovin' We Got , I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much, Save The Children). Womack sounds completely different, in voice, style, and music. He sounds less soulful and more R&B (which for him is taking away so much) and the production just sounds almost pop. "Sweet Caroline" is really unnecessary, we've all herd the Neil Diamond version so much it's hard for anybody else to really do it.

The real reason it's so disappointing that these tracks are on there is because there's SO much they could have put on here. If I had to make a greatest hits album of his, the excellent tracks would be fighting for room on one disc. How could they possibly have left off "Across 110th Street" not to mention "If You Think You're Lonely Now", "If you Don't Want My Love", "Where Do We Go From Here", even "Quicksand". I don't even claim to be a huge Womack fan, yet I know there's better stuff. So, to see Capitol really waist a lot of space on here and not include other classics is just frustrating.

That aside, there are some amazing tracks on here. "I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You" is classic and "The Preacher/More Than I Can Stand" is an epic live track. All In all, there are 13 of the 19 tracks that I really enjoy and to be honest it's more than worth getting this collection to start you off on Bobby Womack. Although I'm not sure I would recommend another "Greatest Hits" collection of Womack instead of this one, I would encourage people new to Womack's music to start hear and realize there's more & at times even better stuff out there.

Not Enough of Bobby's Best!.......2003-04-24

Despite its title (and just like "The Best Of"), this collection curiously excludes many of Bobby's biggest hits. You'll still need to buy about four different CDs to get Womack's finest. Essential tunes missing from this collection include: 'Fact of Life/He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down', 'If You Think You're Lonely Now', and the AWESOMELY soulful 'Where Do We Go From Here'.

Bobby Womack has earned all the stars and then some!.......2002-05-12

Bobby Womack just played to a huge crowd at JazzFest in New Orleans, and what a show it was! He's truly one of the greatest living R&B performers -- and he's outlived most of them, so he's still out there...give yourself a treat and see him if you ever get the chance. While Womack has some huge hits of his own, I'd forgotten that he also wrote hits for a lot of other people, too. Bobby Womack has now made my favorite R&B performers of all time list with Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops and the Isleys. If you didn't already know it, his greatest hits will prove he belongs there.

I Love Bobby Womack!.......2001-09-24

I have been a fan of Bobby Womack since the age of 9. I absolutely love the man. He's real, he's soulful, such a great spirit on stage. I love he whole C.D. from the 1st song to the last. Bobby You are Right ON! His Music has real instruments, he has a real voice he's the real Mckoy! Excellent on stage. I recently saw him in Boston at The Berklee Performance Center. He was awsome. He looks great, sounds great. If you are a fan of real Voice sounds I would recommend this man any CD he has available is excellent.

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