Bobby Womack On Bbc4

[Guest Paul]

It's interesting to think that Womack has issued more than 20 albums but most compilations seem to focus on the same 20 or 30 tracks or so, about 15% of his work, which means that his new and younger fans have a lot of great music to discover.

Imagine the thrill of suddenly discovering Womack and having all those gems to listen to for the first time.

I hope the BBC documentary will result in a lot of new sales.
 

Paul

[scunnyjack]

Saw the documentary last night Paul, and having enjoyed it that much will watch again. I have eleven vinyl albums mostly bought on release or soon after, Resurrection (Underated ) on casette, and numerous CD's. I do hope new and younger fans delve into his wonderful back catalogue, a good start would be the compilation - Essential Bobby Womack - The Last Great Soul Man.

 

In the very early seventies I bought many new release's on the basis of reviews in Blues and Soul, Womack, O'Jays, Spinners, Harold Melvin, Chi Lites, Stylistics, Bill Withers,early EWF, Invictus, Hot Wax , just to name a few. Forty years on and I am still discovering new stuff by many of the same artists and get that same thrill.

 

Can't Stop A Man In Love off the brilliant Fact's Of Life album was also done as we all know by Reuben Howell. I think both were 1973 but is Bobby's version the original ?

 

Steve

[John Reed]

Can't Stop A Man In Love off the brilliant Fact's Of Life album was also done as we all know by Reuben Howell. I think both were 1973 but is Bobby's version the original ?

 

Its a George Soule/Terry Woodford song and If you look at the rest of the Reuben Howell LP, its a Wishbone production, so 100% Muscle Shoals and IMO nothing really linking it to Motown apart from it being released on it.  Womack had links down there from his time at American Studios, so I would have thought there was a good chance that the song was pitched to various artists at the same time.  Given the production leaning of the RH LP and that he released it as a single, I'd have a leaning towards Reuben Howell being the primary, even if Facts of Life had an earlier release date.

[Little-stevie]

Quality tv and Bobby doc was heaven, did not know the Stones " its all over now" was a cover of a Bobby Womack song.. Cool...

[Guest Johnny One Trout]

Watched this the day before the 110th St Doc. It's very similar but with a tad more detail, not as good quality as the BBC version but well worth a look.

 

[Guest Johnny One Trout]

For some reason i couldn't post the clip so here's the link, there is also a great David Ruffin unsung vid on there

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERq36gghWr8 

[Chalky]

There are some great Unsung documentaries.

Marvin Gaye, The Life and Death is on BBC4 this coming Friday.

Edited June 10, 2013 by chalky

[Tezza]

Gonna have to set Sky to Record Series me thinks.  Gotta watch the Marvin Gaye thing, should be compulsory viewing !!

[Guest MrC]

The Charles Bradley thing should be good too, and he's actually performing live in Islington the same night!

[Autumnstoned]

Bobby Womack ( with the Bravest Band featuring Damon Albarn and Richard Russell ) is headlining  Glastonbury's West Holts stage later this month - That is gonna be some gig so let's hope it features in the BBC's coverage of the festival.  

[Guest keithh]

In a strange way, Wilson Pickett made me a Bobby Womack fan.  I went to see Pickett at Hammersmith around 1971, and also on the bill was a then little known Phillip Mitchell.  He did a song with a fantastic guitar riff that I couldn't get out of my head.  I asked around and discovered it was Bobby Womacks' 'That's the way I feel about cha', which I subsequently bought, and then got anything I could by this then unknown to me artist.

Forward to 1988 and the best gig I have ever seen at the same venue, Bobby Womacks 'The Last Soul Man' concert.

 

Here is one that I only recently discovered, a duet by Womack and Ronald Isley.  Absolutely sublime!