Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack

Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack
Studio album by Calvin Richardson
Released	August 25, 2009 (2009-08-25)
Length	48:28
Label	Shanachie
Producer	Tres Gilbert
Calvin Richardson chronology
When Love Comes (2008) Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack (2009) America's Most Wanted (2010)

Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack is the fourth studio album American singer-songwriter Calvin Richardson. It was released by Shanachie Records on August 25, 2009 in the United States. A tribute album dedicated to singer Bobby Womack, Richardson was chosen to record the album to coincide with Womack's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It peaked at number 30 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and garnered two nominations for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
PopMatters

AllMusic editor Thom Jurek rated the album three and a half stars out of five and called it a "wildly ambitious but logical step. The dangers in doing a tribute to a legendary artist, especially Womack, one of soul music’s most storied and colorful legends as both a singer and songwriter, is a daunting task. But Richardson’s and Womack’s voices are very similar, though the latter’s is not as rough as the former’s and has more gospel in it, which works very well in adding to most of these songs."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Across 110th Street"	Bobby Womack	3:54
2.	"You're Welcome, Stop On By"	Womack Truman Thomas	3:55
3.	"Harry Hippie"	Jim Ford	4:03
4.	"Woman Got to Have It"	Darryl Carter Linda Cooke Womack	3:49
5.	"American Dream"	Womack Jim Ford	4:35
6.	"Daylight"	Womack Harold Payne	3:23
7.	"That's the Way I Feel About Cha"	Womack John Grisby Joseph Hicks	4:47
8.	"Love Has Finally Come at Last" (featuring Ann Nesby)	Womack Patrick Moten	5:17
9.	"I Can Understand It"	Womack	4:47
10.	"I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You"	Womack	4:16
11.	"Fact of Life"/"He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down"	Womack	5:43
Total length:			55:31

Personnel

Performers and musicians

• Evan Bendit – saxophone
• Ron Benner – violin
• Michael Burton – saxophone
• Jorel "Jfly" Flynn – drums, percussion
• Justin Gilbert – clavinet, organ
• Tres Gilbert – bass
• Latonya G. Givens – backing vocalist
• Charles Gray – violin
• Tony Hightower – backing vocalist
• Artia E. Lockett – backing vocalist
• Tony Otero – engineer
• Derek Scott – guitar
• John Raymond – trumpet
• Calvin Richardson – lead vocals
• Derek Scott – guitar
• Twin Cities Horns – horns
• Justin Verhasselt – trombone

Technical

• Ron Benner – mixing engineer
• Lance Conrad – recording engineer
• Tres Gilbert – mixing engineer, producer
• Randall Grass – executive producer
• Timothy Lee – executive producer
• Paul Marino – recording engineer
• Calvin Richardson – associate executive producer

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	30

Release history

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s)
United States	August 25, 2009	CD digital download	Shanachie