The Poet

сам типуля оказался мерзковатым типаом, у него есть альбом, называется король музыки, да и видно что он напыщеный водолаз, но музыка хоть и явно запоздалая, но пара песен звучит очень даже хорошо, даже если взять в расчет диско, хотя нет,звучит очень даже в тему 6 из 8 потому что это легкая музыка

Sex music

A cool album for a chill game night while sipping on red wine and feeling like a real adult.

A little soul, a little, old school, R&B, and even a little funk makes this a really good album. It’s too bad the entire thing was not available on Spotify because I really enjoyed it.

A few tracks were geolocked and the listing needs to be updated to the 2021 release (Possibly just for Aussie listeners?) for the full album It was pretty groovy - some crazy lyrics, I'm not sure I'd class as poetry! Finger lickn' good track: Secrets

Poetic in nature, motion applied genuinely

Secrets // Games // If You Think You’re Lonely Now // 3.5/5

I'm sure a lot of babies were conceived while this was playing back in the day.

De man kan aardig zingen, af en toe vette nummers, maar ook een hoop meuk.

Pretty good and funky 3.5

Good soil album with some strong 80s influence

3.5

Ok

Cool disco-adjacent rhythm. Easy to listen to on the morning drive but would have been a great night time drive

Bobby Womack's funky fresh beats keep you dancing on your feets. Parts of this album were particularly nice and enjoyable to listen to, while others felt like they kept on going without much to offer (T4- Just my Imagination). Playlist track: T5 - Stand Up. Although I would love to hear more from this genre, I don't know if this album quite hit the spot it was trying to go for, for me. 3/5

soulful

gostosim

The first few tracks were missing on Spotify

Oooh there are some smooth jams on this album. Some funky ones too. A lot of the music is cheesy but Bobby Womack is a hell of a singer. I really enjoyed this.

Nice music. Unfortunately there's something about this style that tends to frustrate me and is happening while I'm listening to this. It's this thing where a singer is super talented/experienced/good and has a wide range of vocal inflections that they can perform that sound musical and overall enjoyable. It's great to hear someone who can really RIP some emotion out of a line and then the next line sing it as soft as a whisper. This guy has that in him, and he plays around with it. But the music doesn't do much to enhance the voice. The music won't match the vocal emotions and go up or down or in or out... they just kind of sit in a pocket and stay there. It sounds very "studio band"y, like a bunch of session musicians making music and having no personal connection to the compositions at all. I do think it was part of a trend at the time in this style of music though but I can't help but being left with wanting more. I was happy to hear that the album got a little diverse at times- like "Stand Up" having some cool electro sounds right after "Just My Imagination" which is a pretty straightforward midtempo R&B track. Cool album cover. Very simple and very standard for the 80's but there's something about his expression mixed with his unique looking guitar and the text and colors that I appreciate. Overall the album is a nice 3/5 for me.

Enjoyable enough, though uneven; certainly feels of its time. Seems quite sure of himself: I'll definitely promise you one thing. I'll give you what you want when you want it where you want it and how you want it.

Pretty solid. Would listen again probably.

6.5/10 smooth voice, rien de fou musicalement, nice album de vibe pour une sexy date

this was just ok. i liked the first half, but then i found myself losing interest the further i got into the album.

Not really my thing but it was ok. Didn’t hate it.

Un Bobby Womack absolument innarêtable, qui va venir baiser tout ce qui bouge pendant 38 minutes. Une soif de sexe insatiable, qui n'entâchera en rien la très bonne prestation offerte sur cet album, bien au contraire.

Good voice, funky beats, but nothing really stood out to me.

Heard before, but forgot about it. Funky and I appreciate the bass lines. I like him and I'm glad I got to see him play live with Gorillaz. Where Do We Go From Here is a good song to end the album with. + Just My Imagination + Stand Up + If You Think You're Lonely Now + Where Do We Go From Here

This was released in 1981??

It’s okay tbh. I don’t feel particular strong in either direction

HL: "If You Think You're Lonely Now", "Stand Up", "So Many Sides of You" Not bad. Exists somewhere between disco, new wave & quiet storm. Not sure if I like this more or Anita Baker's "Rapture", they both kind of evoke an adult contemporary radio station I'd listen to for a couple songs then finding something else July 2, 2023

Hyvä funkki levy. Alkupää parempaa, loppu meni vähän hitaammaks

Some groovin bass lines but didnt quite jive with me. Solid

nice

great voice, great instrumentation, pretty album, but nothing really stood out

Bobby Womack is a familiar name to me, but that's it. All of the music on The Poet was new to me. The album was fine, but I'm not sure I'd remember enough to come back. "Stand Up" was my favorite track because I thought there was enough funk to the track to draw me in to listen closer and enjoy the energy of the track. There were some tracks that sounded like they were paving the way for some of the RnB that I've been exposed to. Most RnB doesn't reach me and take hold of my attention. This album was fine, but as with other RnB I probably would not chose to listen again.

Yea it was alright

Funky

Funk, soul, a little pop, and some ripping blues Bobby’s got the ingredients and has a sprinkle of the passion to create what appears to be a soulful, rhythmic love record. It’s nice to listen to. If I were on an elevator and this came on, I would probably sway to the tunes, and if I were at a bar with a few beers then more of the same. With the exception of a few lackluster songs, the record is a complete groove. I think it misses the connection with me a bit, but I would give it a high 3.

Only partially in Spotify

Very evocative, lovely sounds. I think the album feels a bit of a slog as the tracks do sound similar. But no individual track brought it down. Makes me feel like I'm in the middle of a party. Standout track: So Many Sides Of You

Solid feel good album. 'So Many Sides of You' & 'If You Think You're Lonely' were stand outs.

it's pretty good but not my style

Feels kind of stereotypical of the time, but not bad at all

Solid vocals with pretty great soul production but ultimately let down by some very mediocre lyrics

Lekker! Doet mij een beetje denken aan Barry white en Lou Rawls.

Heeel prima album, lekker geluisterd in de zon op de fiets! Gedurende het album vond ik het een beetje veel van hetzelfde worden wel

Hmmhohohoho sexy sweet yummy

So I had to listen to this on random on Amazon Music (no paid subscription) as most songs missing on Spotify. So I might have missed something. But as Bobby's 13th album, why was this particular album picked? No idea. He's just so great, yet this doesn't stand out. What have I missed? Don't know, I'll have to work through the rest of his huge discography I guess.

Light 7/10

Ye good fun

Groovy, pop, fun, songs. Apparently there's Billboard Hot Black Charts... this album made it to #3.

3.5 - A pleasant gospel-inflected R&B record with added tinges of smooth jazz and funk. I really like the Zapp-esque jam "Stand Up", as well as "If You Think You're Lonely Now."

2/3

Nice blues pop tinged soul.

Lovely voice, at times a bit unexciting

Has some high hopes for this because of what I know of Bobby Somack. All the ingredients are there but for some reason it doesn't do it for me. Can't lay a finger on why.

Good album but Bobby Womack. Not sure this was the one to put on the list though.

first listen super boilerplate soul record

Don't really have a knowledge of what makes good R & B album, so I will have to rate it based on my tolerance level. It was fine listen, didn't have any complaints or a reason to not like it. The listening flew by, which is a good sign , but even now I can't remember much of what I listened to. Not forgettable, but just not what I would listen to normally or would seek out.

Pleasant listen, bit smooth FM

Just like some good old Kentucky Fried Chicken And all of it was good enough to be finger lickin' Smooth shit.

Meh. It was ok. I can appreciate it, but it is not for me.

I generally enjoy this kind of music. I could put this on and carry on with my day. None of the songs particularly stood out though.

Any man that can sing sensually about KFC is a true poet in my book.

Opening track: So Many Sides of you. Nice sound. Great rhythm. I can see myself listening to this record from time to time - especially in the right environment. Great party music. I can also see myself listening to this while working. Great background stuff.

It's a fast and funky soul album that misses some highlights.

Nice

Listened Before? N I've never heard of this guy or heard his music. He's very good here on this particular album. Soul is definitely not my cup of tea, so that's going to hurt the rating here but I recognize quality when I hear it. I did not add the big hit from this album because I don't agree with it's whiny, aggressive message. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Lay Your Lovin' On Me

Groovy and enjoyable

A decent album that I would want to listen to again. Nothing stood out immediately after the first play through.

first half was really nice and funky, latter half fell off a bit

I feel like Bobby Womack made this album with the intention of getting people laid. Considered rating this a 2, but cannot possibly put it down there with Violent Femmes. 3 it is.

Bobby. As much as he is the face of this, I think the bass and synth players steal the show here. Also, was that a harp?

Fun album, I was hoping I would recognize more songs. Overall, it was good.

I liked Bobby’s energy and his delivery in some songs, like If You Think You’re Lonely Now. Melodrama I find very funny sometimes and I respect. I can’t help but think there was a fair amount of cocaine involved with the making of this record. Thank you Mr. Womack for gifting us with your art

This was exactly what I was expecting, but in a very good way. A great variety of tracks and slap-and-pop bass is just the best. They ain’t playing no Games with the crispness of those funky riffs. I’d 1000% play this at a chill party or when needing a little pick-me-up (instead of my usual, bumping cocaine). It’s a very versatile album. Oh Bobby, there’s just So Many Sides of You. But Bobby “The Poet” Womack has some Secrets…his lyrics are pretty pedestrian. For an album named The Poet, I was expecting some deeper lyrical abilities and turns of phrases. It’s like an album named The Virtuoso having simple three-chord progressions on guitar all the way through. If You Think You’re Lonely Now, arguably the biggest hit on the record, made me laugh out loud multiple times as it seemed like he rolled into the studio after having a minor disagreement with his wife of 13 years and just started narrating everything they just argued about. This stream of consciousness reaches an outstanding point when he urges his wife to think about what it’ll be like when he’s not there to rub her back. This seemingly mundane lovers quarrel somehow becomes the focal point of this album, a notion that makes me laugh even more. Is it Just My Imagination, or does Bobby have primo pipes? There’s no denying the vocal abilities on this album. So where do we go from here? It deserves more than a 3 but not quite a 4, from me.

The Poet is a pretty fun album, starts off strong, really dig the first two tracks but it kind of trails off for me after that. Not a huge fan of Just My Imagination although I kinda love the slide guitar in it. I feel like the last 2/3s of the album could use one or two more upbeat songs to keep things interesting. Womack's voice is amazing but what an all-star lineup in the backing band; Nathan East just crushing it on bass and David T Walker laying down tasty licks all over the place - these guys are easily my favourite part about this album. Kinda love the bongos, especially in Lay Your Lovin on Me

What a start to the album, just a great opening lick. Lots of soulful funk going on here, with awesome bass, keyboards and guitar all over the place. Those three instruments take a backing position to the vocals, which are always front and center, but oh man focus in on any of them for an absolute treat, especially the guitar which you can honestly miss altogether on some tracks but it is just groovin back there in the mix. Lay Your Lovin On Me could be an Anderson Paak song, I'm sure he got some inspiration from this album for some of his sounds. The album's most popular track seems to be If You Think You're Lonely Now, which I don't understand because that's got to be the most tedious song on there. I had to skip that track a couple times at the office because it felt like it was literally extending my afternoon. Overall decent stuff. Pro tip: read the Personal Life section on wikipedia for some weird.

Pretty alright 2.5

Before today I'd never heard of Bobby Womack, but I've seen people compare him to Sam Cooke (it also turns out he was backing guitarist for Sam's band for a while). I also read that the likes of Sly Stone and Janis Joplin drew a lot of influence from his work, so I knew I was in for a good funk/soul/R&B record. Bobby is indeed kind of like Sam Cooke, but not as polished. Sam's lyrics have a flow to them, whereas I found Bobby's delivery choppy, and his lyrics simplistic and a bit repetitive. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because Bobby is still a great artist. The musical accompaniment he had was excellent, and the bass grooves achieved on this record were flawless. I wish there wasn't 20 second fade outs to the songs, it just needlessly stretched out the track length a bit too much. Overall, not a bad album. If it was on, I wouldn't switch it off, but I wouldn't find myself actively seeking it out either. Sam Cooke is still the GOAT. Favourite songs: Stand Up, Secrets, Lay Your Lovin' On Me, If You Think You're Lonely Now Least favourite songs: Games 3/5

Secrets, secrets, we all got secrets. Except for Bobby Womack. He is not holding anything back in this funk drenched album. He will do anything to anything and has created the soundtrack to prove it. In true Ghengis Khan tradition, I expect most of us to find out we are related to people sired by Bobby Womack in 1981.

Didn't get to listen to the whole thing, but liked what I heard. Extra star for those glasses.

Fine, I've heard better R&B. Its still R&B so it sounds good.

Not my go-to kinda soul but slick and efficient and that’s ok

3.5, enjoyed this one.

3.5

Great voice. Decent songs/arrangements. Not my personal favorite, but still well done.

fairly brave of Bobby Womack to name his album “The Poet”, as i’m not sure i can hear in his collection of love songs the kind of passion and dynamic lyricism befitting for its title. the songs are well composed, don’t get me wrong, and Womack has that throaty, cigarette-singed voice an r&b crooner should possess. but the songs are downright cheesy and often times surface level, especially in comparison with his contemporaries, who were lassoing the sun for their lover and professing their emotions in a pool of their own blood (you don’t coexist in the same space as Barry White, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, or Luther Vandross and then expect to pass off The Poet as anything holding any true potency). i will say, however, that Womack’s brand of lightly funky r&b is quite pleasant to listen to; and the song “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” feels like the only song with any real personality. not much i feel i’ll be returning to here — put on the Richie, please and thank you.

Normaal ben ik niet zo van de Soul en R'nB maar dit album verrast me positief. Het kleine disco uitstapje "Secrets" (waarvoor ik helemaal naar Youtube moest!) was een prima en "Just My Imagination" doet ook onverwachte, maar wel geslaagde dingen. De laatste 3 nummers zijn wel weer van die typische, semi-eindeloze nummers die zo'n artiest, inmiddels vergane glorie en zwaar obees, op North Sea Jazz dan badend van het zweet zo'n 20-25 minuten lang, enorm onder de indruk van zichzelf, staat te rekken met schreeuwerige adlibs waarbij je als leek af en toe twijfelt of die laatste uithaal een vorm van bevlogen zingen was of gewoon een rochel die uit de weg geruimd moest worden. Met achtergrondmuzikanten die elkaar iets te tevreden glimlachend aankijken en een enorm intelligent publiek wat probeert te acteren dat dit écht genieten is mits je slim en vooral ook ontwikkeld genoeg bent om het te begrijpen.

Couldn't get into it, but also couldn't fault it anywhere. May try again eventually, but not today.

pretty good

First half was very good. Second half drew on

2/8- Fun r&b with great, uplifting backing vocals to complement a soulful front man

This was alright, not really my genre.

A soulful, mellow offering that is easy on the ear, but perhaps not Bobby Womack's most memorable work

Not my cup of tea, it all sounds the same, not particularly moving

I don’t normally enjoy this kind of music, but Bobby just hits different for some reason

I haven't listened to a lot of Bobby Womack, but his sound and vocals are unmistakable. I liked a lot of songs on this album with their mix of disco, funk, soul, and more than a little reggae. "Lay Your Lovin' On Me" is a smooth and swinging love song with piano and a driving disco groove, a stirring background vocals. 'Stand Up' starts with a funky organ backing and fun hand claps. It really makes you want to get up and dance! Then comes the 'covers'. I put 'covers' in quotes because I had no idea that Bobby Womack wrote 'If You Think You're Lonely Now'. It's a perfect example of a great R&B love song. He's probably one of the better vocalists that I've heard so far with a great gruff sound and powerful at a big range. I have no doubt I'll listen to this one again. Favorite Track: If You Think You're Lonely Now

So smooth you'll wish you were in your satin bathrobe

Nice background soul music, but also a forgotten one of the genre

Swingin' soul RnB with real 80s vibes. Not bad.

Not really my jam but it had a couple bangers so it can have a 3

3.75

Wanted to have more listens of this one, but I'm not getting time to come back to it. Recall it being pretty good overall. Found myself bobbing along at points. I read up on Bobby's biography while listening...dude had a rough, drama-filled life. Surely it impacted his music. I'd like to come back to this. 1 = bad 2 = average 3 = good 4 = great 5 = outstanding

Smooth vocals and relaxing instruments with great backing vocals complimenting his passionate style.

Enjoyable Soul & R&B album that had a little blues edge

Funky but overproduced for my taste.

je n'y ai pas beaucoup prêté attention .....

This was good! I enjoyed it. Along the lines of Barry White, which appeals to me greatly. Obvs not as good. Enjoyed the mention of likening some aspect of a relationship to fried chicken, something about it being a mystery. Funny!

Estuvo ok.

Some tracks really landed, others went on too long and didn't offer much. Not surprsing given the breadth of his career.

Hmm do i like soul?

Totally not my thing! I'm learning that R&B is really one of my least-understood/appreciated genres, but I never want to be unfair to good musicians just because I don't get a genre. The musicianship here is good, but the production is schmaltzy beyond belief. It's almost a stereotype of early 80s easy-listening, borderline muzak style production. That said, it is, in fact, easy to listen to and I rather like Bobby's soulful voice. 3/5

This is basically a solid 3 album with a couple of top notch tracks. Expertly produced, smooth and soulful sound, and Womack is in excellent voice. Fave Songs: So Many Sides of You, If You Think You're Lonely Now, Stand Up, Games, Just My Imagination

Hieno soul-levy. Helposti tämäkin huomaamatta pyörähti muutaman kerran

Estilo blues, tranquilo y reposado. Buen timbre de voz. Falta comprobar algún que otro tema más, pero se escucha bien. Y está muy bien producido

Never a Big fan, but then again, this is ok groovy stuff.

this slaps although does get samey / does not stand out a great deal vs other similar albums of the time n genre. Best tracks: secrets, lay your lovin on me, where do we go from here

All I know is that if I compared my woman to a KFC then serious questions would be asked..

This is a lovely record, even not being so recognizable to me. I liked it, and I'll probably go back to listen to it again, but it's not remarkable.

пожалуй проверю ещё потом

OK, pleasant but really not my thing

Ehh... some great stuff but at the same time just wasn't feeling it. 3.5/5

Soul y R&B. Ni fu ni fa.

Soul, R&B.

Solid if unspectacular; an album that feels like a warm hug and a mug of cocoa.

Knowing nothing about this, I was slightly apprehensive about the title. Poetry is garbage, and there was a fear in my mind that this might be - the horror - folk rock. Thankfully it isn't. What it is is is soul. I mean, it's uncomplicated, soully and ultimately forgettable, but it's not exactly bad.

New one for me. Smooth funky vibes that seems pretty ageless. Great production untarnished by the 80s. Can't really say much negative about it 'cept its not something I would normally choose to play. 3.5

Was nice n easy on the ears Fav song: just my imagination

Only half the album is on Spotify, but I liked what I could listen to. All new to me.

Some good tunes others not so much

Not bad - decent groove

bien, quizás yo hoy no estaba justo en el humor para esta musiquita en particular, pero bastante bien

I enjoyed this OK. Lots of soul/R&B ground covered in 40 minutes, though nothing left much of a lasting impression. I was glad to learn about this guy, though. Dude played with everybody.

Before listening I wanted to give a 5 just for those glasses and the suit. Spotify blocked the first 3 songs on the album so I jumped into this on track 4, Just My Imagination. I can appreciate this R&B vibe and would enjoy it as party background music. But truth be told, I appreciate his look more than his music. Still going straight down the middle with Bobby

J'ai bien apprécié mon écoute, sans plus. C'est très bien fait, mais moins dans mes goûts.

Not bad but nothing remarkable either.

Very listenable slice of late-period soul, without quite nailing the memorable tune bit.

I did like the music a good deal, but the lyrics were... sophomoric, at best. I can imagine liking them more when I was younger. But I just kept thinking of Mr. RANDY WATSON from "Coming To America." Bobby Womack at least had talent. But calling the album "The Poet..." has a BIT of overconfidence to it, you know? But I mean I guess that how you were back then. Good, but the lack of depth at the lyrics kinda nags at me.

One likes how he lets it all hang out, but man does this feel like an ‘80s special, with the poppy bass-ing, the quite practiced representin’/testifyin’ vocal gestures (up and down and across the verses, the beat and melodies) the back-up singers, the tinny keys, etc. One might expect a bit more poetry given the title. The lyrics about apple pie and fried chicken don’t quite qualify. Still there’s loads of soul here, especially in “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” and “Where Do We Go From Here,” the two closing cuts; apparently BW likes saving the best two songs for last. One wishes one liked it a bit more.

Some disco-y Motown that’s fine to have on in the background

A nice r&b album that has some groovy hits and classic soul ballads. The guitars and vocals are both really Good on this album. I found Womacks singing to be very good as far as r and b singers go. I would listen to this album again as Womack is one of the better r and b artists. 7.2/10

a few good songs...70s funk

Was alright

Bobby Womack is best known to me as the guest vocalist on Gorillaz’ Stylo, Cloud of Unknowing and Bobby in Phoenix, and he’s always been one of my favourite feature artists for that band, so I’m excited to finally hear an album of his. • While Soul isn’t a genre I typically listen to, I can definitely respect the skill and talent being showcased on the album • The songs sound large, helped largely by the choir backing vocals • No songs really stood out as better or worse than the others, so it’s tough to pick a favourite Favourite song: Games

Pretty funky but not long enough

Nice soul stuff. Is that a Zemaitis he’s holding on the cover? Very cool.

Not bad, I liked parts of it a lot. Overall a bit bland though, not sure if I'll come back to the whole thing.

Liked this album. Music was pretty cool!

Blues r and b. Kinda 80s sounding.

Only got in 3 songs. Soulful. 09/21/2022. A day I’d want to forget.

Pretty good.

Great voice. The Kentucky Fried Chicken line in Secrets. 😂

Boom chicca waah

Smoooooooth.

3/4, litt uengasjerende helhetlig/instrumentalt, men fet vokal

Åpningssporet oooser av sex. bassisten herjer. Notorisk sound gjennom hele plata, men varierer for lite, det blir for kjedelig i lengden. Denne musikken er hva Donny Benet drømmer om, og får til ganske bra.

👍

A solid enjoyable listen plenty of funk and soul elements. Didn't take to the heights though.

For some reason on Spotify (in the UK at least), the 1981 release has some unavailable tracks, but the are available on the 2021 re-release: https://open.spotify.com/album/3b4FRQBIqULkm6vudUXkcS

Favourite track(s): If You Think You're Lonely Now Love the choir in the background. And it is just very listenable to me in general. However, the vocals tend to get tedious on repeated listenings, some songs blend into one another and some instrumentals are kinda weird here and there.

Decent. Naming it “the poet “ is bit pretentious

groovy

This album is OK but doesnt have a great theme. Its got a couple of good tracks, but I dont think I would recommend it to anyone who wasnt already into Bobby Womack. 3/5

It was okay

Enjoyable album to wrap up the week. Nothing really stood out but this was a good listen while I was getting work done.

Nice little blues/R&B project here. Where BB King was more guitar than voice, this guy's more voice than guitar. But still a pretty solid project, I enjoyed a few grooves on here. Favorite tracks: Lay Your Lovin' On Me, Secrets, If You Think You're Lonely Now. Album art: Pretty simple shot, but I like this one. I've seen it before I think, and from a distance I assumed it was a much older man. He's got that old blues sitting style I guess. 3.5/5

While I'd heard of Womack before, this was the first time I'd actually listened to one of his albums. "The Poet" was apparently his thirteenth album, and I gotta admit, it feels like he was getting a little long in the tooth at this point in his career. He's leaning hard on the force of his personality in this album, and his propensity for directly addressing the listener leaves him sounding like a lounge act at times. Not sure how many people other than Barry White can get away with that without sounding a little silly. "Stand Up" was funky AF, though, and "If You Think You're Lonely Now" is a classic, although I have to admit that I prefer K-Ci's cover. Regardless, those songs get him two stars, and I'll give him one more for being an R&B OG.

What a fun musical journey. Great for late night listening for sure. There's some fantastic guitar in here.

80s smooth jazz / R&B / soul is not in my wheelhouse and I couldn't name you one Bobby Womack song, nor do I have any recollection of the song that made this album a hit. Which is kind of the weak point of this type of list. Anybody can easily name off 100 albums that are a must listen to. Music aficionados might be able to pull off 500. But 1,001 is going to have some holes in that leaves people scratching their head. Like this album Sonically and production-wise it's an okay album, but again, this music isn't my thing so I really can't judge it. 3/5.

What a fun little album. Bobby really knows how to have a party and he doesn't overstay his welcome at all. Womack has an unusally charming voice that he uses to great effect and he really sounds like he's enjoying himself. He's supported by a strong cast of backing musicians as well, I particularly enjoyed the groovy bass lines and the great backing vocals as is so often a staple of the genre. I will say It does feel like an album you put on when you're in the mood to dance but I don't feel it has the memorability to make it a truely great album. Standout tracks: So Many Sides Of You, If You Think You're Lonely Now 3.5

An 80s and 70s sandwich. Wasn't as poetic as I'd hoped.

Really enjoyed this but not enough for 4*

Enjoyed that. Loving the slap bass... Just a three I think but a high one.

This album really hits the sweet spot of late 70s/early 80s muzak that I just completely hate. There's something about the tone on the bass especially that I just can't stand. It's not bad overall but there's nothing about it that I really like either 3/5

Not really my taste, and would probably only give this a 2.5 if I could, but I can't in good faith give it a 2, despite the fact I'll never probably listen to it again.

Ágætis sálarplata. Mjög disturbing maður að ýmsu leyti.

Yeah

It was okay

Leuk, soulfull maar niet onmiddellijk mijn smaak

Shame on me that I haven't listened Bobby Womack before! A delicious album plenty of nice songs. Great suggestion .

Easy listening and inoffensive. Bobby has a great voice but no masterpiece.

Pretty good! I listened through twice. It was hard to stay focused on, but the singles were quite good. The other songs were pretty forgettable. I think overall I wouldn't revisit this again, but I enjoyed it enough. 3.49/5

Some fine soul, the bass playing is sick. Not wow'ed by this and it gets a little too cheesy at times for me but very enjoyable.

Huge fan of his 70s releases. This starts strongly, but slowly slides into 80s R&B.

Soul

Enjoyable. A lot of clichés production wise but not bad

[Not Heard Before] (+) So Many Sides of You

Smooth music from an artists who seems to know what they are doing. If You Think You're Lonely Now certiainly has a hook.

Not my favourite Soul album, but there's enough good stuff here to keep me interested.

Soul y R&B. Ni fu ni fa.

I half-listened to this, and liked the parts that I actually got through

I didn't connect with this one much, I think this just isn't my genre of music.

Correct mais pas incroyable

Struck me as a straightforward soul album, nothing hit me that strongly, but it was all well done, especially considering it was the work of a person who was well into the throes of being Sly Stone’s cocaine buddy.

Bom.

Smooth and silky, with Bobby’s fantastic soulful voice throughout. Joyous.

Fine, but not as good as I was hoping. Nothing special.

Sam Cooke's guitarist made a phenomenal record if Stevie Wonder didn’t exist. He does. Nevertheless, a beautiful ballad soul crossover. (6/10) FT: If You Think You're Lonely Now, Where Do We Go from Her

Pretty good. Wasn't sure what to expect. No huge highs, but some very good stuff. Nothing g too bad either although "Games" was a bit too long. I'd probably consider listening to this one again or perhaps another of his albums.

An enjoyable mix of uptempo soul and smooth R&B. Some tracks get a bit repetitive towards the end of their lengthy runtimes, but a healthy dose of slap bass sitting forward in the mix means even these moments feel infectiously groovy.

Really solid opening three songs but not as interested in the slower second half.

Good r&b with some funky bass lines

Gutes Soul Album mit coolen Bassläufen, jedoch ohne wirklichen Highlights. Etwas zwischen 3 und 4.

Bueno

A good R&B album, but I wouldn't consider it to be groundbreaking. Womack sings really well and I read in the 1001 album book that it marked the final years of the popularity of the genre. Quite good for listening while doing something else

Good raspy vocals and pleasant 70s style disco and soul. Nothing very special, but certainly not bad. Low 3.

Serious 70's R&B sound. I enjoyed it but it wasn't really exceptional.

Disc d'r&b sedós i cumplidor, amb una veu i uns arranjaments a l'alçada del personatge

Liked it but didn’t love it

Smooth soul is very marketable and it kinda loses it's edge as a result. Bobby Womack has enough personality to make up for this, but it ends up being just alright soul. Maybe if it wasn't so watered down, it would be better!

OK, a bit funky

This didn't grab me - I think it's the 80s instrumentation and production creeping in. I want my soul to sound more 70s or earlier, I guess, and my funk to sound weirder and more psychedelic. Fave track - "Stand Up" probably had the highest energy....

Luscious soul album, very enjoyable. Voice is gorgeous. Almost a 4 but it’s a bit too cheesy for me to really consider this a great re-listen. A solid 3.5 though.

Good ideas but the songs are too long without really going anywhere. Probably increased the birth rate between 1981-1982

Pretty cheesy, actually, but I like how his glasses are the only straight thing.

Started off strong, slow songs / ballads as the album progresses became a little boring.

3.5/5 Not a genre I listen to a lot but I enjoyed this album. Favourite songs: - So many sides of you - Just my imagination - If you think you’re lonely now

Se ha quedado muy ochentero... demasiado ochentero para mi me temo.

not bad

a little too ~poppy~ for my taste but still an enjoyable album!

grooooovy

Smooth as silk. I dig his sharp guitar lines as punctuation in the tunes.

Some good stuff on this album. The last few songs specifically were really good and soulful. 6/10

From the half that I listened to (only half is on Spotify), I thought it was alright. I can definitely tell this was made in the 80s, but I liked it. I feel like this is more R&B than soul.

È proprio come te lo immagini: bass slapping, cori, paddone, sax, e il nero protagonista che fa tutti dei vocalizzi e urli, oppure parla smooth. Se hai voglia di un bel R&B, è top.

I like Booby Womack a lot. This is a fun album that would murder at a summer party.

ganska gött men svårt för hans röst

6/10

I thought I heard some pretty strange poetry. Of its time and silly in many, many moments, but still compelling. I liked my time with this album, especially the high of "Stand Up". And in the balance, it's "poet" not "poetry", and the poet is necessarily a product of his time.

Party jams or fuck jamz. Good on you, Bobby

Overall: Solid soul album. Relisten? No

Cool. Real cool

Wird zum Ende besser. Ist mir stellenweise zu beliebig und es fehlt ein echter Hit. Aber Soul.

Enjoyable to listen to but it doesn't stay with you.

I feel bad but this style of R&B/Soul isn't really my thing. This is okay though.

It's really smooth

ok

Good, solid R&B. 3 stars.

Not great. Not terrible. No need to listen to it again. Babies were most likely made to this album.

Groovy

Oh that's some babymakin' music. If you think you're lonely now was the highlight of the album for me. A lot of the tunes were just average. Not much to say, saw he does have some great tunes in his repertoir but this album didn't do a whole lot for me.

Limited tracks on Spotify. Dinner background at best.

A name I heard from time to time and can't say I ever took any time to listen to it. Glad I finally did. Funky but easy to have on while I work.

Nice quick album to listen to. Funky at times, great singing and music. 7/10.

This was aight! Good sounding but didn't hold my attention really.

Kinda falls between the sounds of the 70s and 80s. I like the songs that lean towards more of the 80s sound with the funkier bass and synths like on "Secrets" and "Stand Up."

Instrumentally I like everything that is going on, but lyrically it's all cheesy-80s-soul to me. Although I'm sure live would be really cool, it's not something I'd listen to on my own.

6.1/10

A nice smooth jazz album. 1RS

Half the album is missing from spotify, but I like what's available.

Otro álbum que empieza arriba muy arriba y luego se convierte en un mnnnneh absoluto.

Found myself questioning how much to embrace this after hearing the issues going on in the artist's personal life at the time of recording. But the music is winning me over, it's hard to deny. I found the middle part to drag a bit, I think it was a little too 80s soul for my liking. But the beginning and end are great.

Song nice funk and R&B.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: So many sides of you, If you think you're lonely now

Fairly average. Some hilarious lyrics. Neither blown away nor angry.

Whilst there are some pretty great slow jams here (and the hilarious Secrets which appears to compare a woman to, er, kfc), the album is more a mess of ideas than an overall cohesive whole. Womack is a talented musician with a wonderful voice. But after reading about his personal life, you gotta say, the man had a hella unpleasant traits.

Pretty good! So Many Sides Of You was my fave track from this one.

real soulful but not much else. nothing really stood out but I kinda vibe

Muzak

Very smooth, sounds more like background music to me though.

Amazing voice and groovy album. Best song: so many sides of you. Rating 3/5

Quite neat, though quite a few songs are similar in being about love. Stand Up was probably my favorite song. Each song has quite a good beat and sounds quite neat. Aside from several songs being solely about love, the lyrics are all interesting and not too repetetive. However this album doesn't stand out to me too much .

Has some nice slap bass. I was a bit disappointed there wasn't any electric organ and that a lot of the songs just faded out at the end, but it was still a good album overall. Games was my favorite song.

6th July 2021 Listened with one earpod in in the morning while working on the day of the Spain Italy euro semi final. Italy won on pens. I liked this, it was soulful and smooth with a hint of melancholy

Maybe I'm just generous because I'm really into this style of music at the moment. Would be good to know if I think the same in 3 years.

I totally respect the musicianship and songwriting, but I find this type of music just a bit too smooth for its own good and a bit cheesy. 6/10

Bobby Womack is the king of product placement but probably only a duke of soul. He was not terrible but did not rise to my level of "i must hear more of this man" - he wa aight - he shall receive three "Bleeding Gum Murphy's"

Fun but not exciting.

It was decent enough. Some groovy bits. Between a 2 and a 3, as it’s Euros week feeling a bit generous

Instant, confident, happy, funky in places. Not pushing any boundaries, but an enjoyable listen.

Meh... Una sola canción me medio gustó. Aburridon como es de esperarse de un disco de baladas, aunque sin duda es una gran e inconfundible voz. Mood: mi padre tu producto, qué buena presentación, pero yo estoy fuera.

BOBBY

So smooth, great voice

Decent soul vibe

Bobby you crazy. Some good grooves but didn’t go deep enough and some songs started to drag. Good craic though.

cool

Funky soul. Best track: If You Think You're Lonely Now

Good solid modern soul. Think the shiny production gets in my way of enjoying it more. Favorite tracks: "Secrets", "If You Think You're Lonely Now"

games -> if you think youre lonely now -> where do we go from here.... very strong 3 song run! (3.5)

5/10 Album starts strong but devolves into cheesy schlock by the halfway point and is nigh on unlistenable end. Groovy, soulful, painfully earnest to the point of insincere lyrics. Oh, and the lyrics? A lot of them are absolute garbage. I'd say the first half of the album is 4 stars, the second half is 2 or 1.

Smoother than a freshly buttered banister

I expected yucky 70's funky soul, I got it, nearly. This was from the 80's. It it probably is a great example of this sort of music, its not my sort at all. I can only assume it sold by the bucket load to adoring pop fans who like their music bland and smoothly produced. In fact the whole thing was smoother than my chin after a shave, its not terribly hard to do either, as my wife even complains I'm still a bit rough even then. Maybe I need to change my razor brand. All said and done, it wasn't offensive to my ears, musically competent and sung well, its just not me.

fine but kinda whatever

Not horrible but it didn't move me as much. I still don't click with soul. The bigger track If You Think You're Lonely Now stood out The Kentucky Fried Chicken lyrics pointed out in one of the website reviews is indeed funny

highlight: "Secrets" (maybe have a snack before you sit down to write, Mr. Womack)

Feel kind of bad with this rating because Bobby is a great vocalist but I just don’t like this type of smooth 80s production

Ok—just not my style. ★★

Pretty inoffensive bland late 70's soul/r&B hokier than it is good.

As a general rule as soon as I hear the harp on an R and b song I’m pretty much out.

nicht so stark leider

Its fine, not my favorite, but fine 2.5/5

4/10

Je to pre mňa pop, čo si asi viac nepustim. Ale počúvateľný...

Helt ok soul, men altfor ensartet og pregløst til å forsvare enn plass på denne lista. Streng toer.

None of the track really stuck out but it was an easy listen. Not my style

Eeeeyuck

Just like some good old Kentucky Fried Chicken And all of it was good enough to be finger lickin′ Bit of a coked-up mess?

700 albums in and I can confidently say that Dimery is pretty clueless about Soul and R&B. Listen, I've been regularly critical of his failure to include black artists on the list. And after a week of XTC, Susanna Vega, and Fairport Convention, I'm grateful for any blast of soul I can get. But the 13th studio release from Bobby Womack?? To start, 1980 was not the high water mark of the genre; everyone was severely hung over from disco which was a whitewashing of the (GREAT and wholly unrepresented here) Philly Soul sound of the early 70s. But even for 1980's R&B, this album is nothing special - an Adult Oriented Contemporary album meant to be played in dentist's offices and elevators. I can forgive anyone for not having personal experience with a genre. But if you hold yourself out as a musical historian, you should do SOME research instead of just adding an album that your favorite aunt used to listen to (or whatever random experience put this album on this list.) If I want this late-70s / early 80s experience, I'm going for the Duke by Q, Luther Vandross' debut, Diana from Ms. Ross, Chaka or Naughty from Ms. Khan, any of the five (!) studio albums released between 76 - 80 by the Commodores (but especially In the Pocket), Teasing' from Cornell Dupree, Bad Girls by Donna Summer; hell, I'd even go All Things in Time from Lou Rawls before Bobby Womack. NONE of these artists have appeared among the 700 or so I've heard so far. Future Shock from Herbie Hancock should definitely be on the list as well. I've come to feel like Dimery should have humbled himself, stuck to his lane, and just compiled a list of the 750 British albums everyone should hear before they die.