Facts of Life (album)
| Facts of Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 8, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Bobby Womack | |||
| Bobby Womack chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
Facts of Life is the fifth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on June 8, 1973, by United Artists Records. The album raced to No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. The album included the hit single "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" (which charted No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart).Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" | James Cox | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" | Womack | 3:51 |
| 3. | "If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)" | Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell | 2:49 |
| 4. | "That's Heaven to Me" | Sam Cooke | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Medley: Holdin' on to My Baby's Love / Nobody" | Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Medley: Fact of Life / He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down" | Womack | 6:21 |
| 7. | "Can't Stop a Man in Love" | George Soulé, Terry Woodford | 2:24 |
| 8. | "The Look of Love" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Natural Man" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler | 2:48 |
| 10. | "All Along the Watchtower" | Bob Dylan | 3:21 |
Personnel
[edit]- Bobby Womack - guitar, vocals, string and horn arrangements
- Dave Turner, Jimmy Johnson, Pete Carr - guitar
- David Hood, Jerry Masters - bass
- Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey - keyboards
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- Technical
- Jerry Masters, Kerry McNab, Christina Hersch, Steve Melton - engineer
- Mike Salisbury - art direction, design
- Philip Hays - cover illustration
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 37 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 6 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1973 | "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" | 29 | 2 | |
| "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" | — | 80 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Elias, Jason. Bobby Womack: Facts Of Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
