| The Last Soul Man | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton; Chips Moman | |||
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The Last Soul Man is a studio album by the American musician Bobby Womack, released in 1987 on MCA Records.[1][2] "Living in a Box" is a cover of the Living in a Box song.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| New Musical Express | 8/10[5] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer called "I Still Love You" "gorgeous soul music for the '80s."[6] The Chicago Tribune noted that "few singers today can match the power of Womack's raspy voice."[8] The Orange County Register listed the album as the sixth best of 1987.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Living in a Box" | Marcus Vere, Steve Pigott | 4:45 |
| 2. | "When the Weekend Comes" (featuring Sly Stone) | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:46 |
| 3. | "I Still Love You" | Bobby Womack | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Gina" | Bobby Womack | 5:04 |
| 5. | "A World Where No One Cries" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:40 |
| 6. | "A Woman Likes to Hear That" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Real Love Please Stand Up" | Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Erma Shaw | 3:49 |
| 8. | "The Things We Do (When We're Lonely)" | Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Falling in Love Again" | Bobby Womack, Dan Christian | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Outside Myself" | Barbara Rothstein, George Michael Elian, Richard Ash | 4:20 |
References
- 1 2 "Last Soul Man - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Sinclair, David (December 12, 1987). "Playful Giants". The Times.
- ↑ "Rating the Records". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1, 1988. p. 4G.
- ↑ Colin Larkin (2006). "Womack, Bobby". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 751–2. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ↑ Quantick, David (December 12, 1987). "Bobby Wormack: The Last Soul Man". New Musical Express. p. 35.
- 1 2 Tucker, Ken (December 13, 1987). "Bobby Womack The Last Soul Man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 783.
- ↑ Nager, Larry (December 25, 1987). "Soul Men Live On Years After Otis Redding". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
- ↑ Washburn, Jim (December 27, 1987). "Riffs". Orange County Register. p. H27.
