Love Wars Explained

Love Wars
Type:	studio
Artist:	Womack & Womack
Cover:	Love_Wars.jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	1983
Studio:	Ocean Way Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre:	R&B
Length:	41:57
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Stewart Levine
Next Title:	Radio M.U.S.C. Man
Next Year:	1985

Love Wars is the 1983 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of SoulTracks as "a critical favorite",^[1] charted at number 34 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praised husband Cecil Womack and wife Linda Womack as "[a]ce singers and songwriters (as opposed to singer-songwriters)", noting that "their lyrics about loss and conflict are sharper than those about love and happiness".^[2]

Two singles from the album, "Love Wars" and "Baby I'm Scared of You", were hits in the UK, reaching number 14 and number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.^[3] The album was ranked number 4 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984 by NME, and the single "Love Wars" was ranked as the year's number 1 song.^[4]

Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, all tracks by Cecil Womack and Linda Womack.

1. "Love Wars" - 5:58
2. "Express Myself" – 4:52
3. "Baby I'm Scared of You" (Eddie Noble, Jr., C. Womack, L. Womack) – 5:38
4. "T.K.O." (Noble, C. Womack, L. Womack) – 4:14
5. "A.P.B." (C. Womack, Friendly Womack, L. Womack) – 5:31
6. "Catch and Don't Look Back" (C. Womack, L. Womack, Naomi Womack) – 5:26
7. "Woman" – 4:17
8. "Angie" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:55
9. "Good Times" – 3:06

Personnel

Musicians

• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Nathan East – bass
• James Gadson – drums
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Neil Larsen – synthesizer, guitar, piano
• Denzil Miller – keyboard
• Eddie "Gip" Noble – synthesizer
• Bobby Womack – background vocals
• Cecil Womack – bass, guitar, vocals
• Curtis Womack – vocals, background vocals
• Friendly Womack, Jr. – background vocals
• Linda Womack – vocals, background vocals
• Naomi Womack – background vocals
• Noel "Stacy" Womack – background vocals
• Art Wood – electronic drums

Production

• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Mark Ettel – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Michael Kennedy – photography
• Stewart Levine – producer
• Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing

Charts

Album

Singles

Year	Country	Single	Chart	Peak position	Citation
1984	UK	"Love Wars"	UK Official Singles Chart	14
1984	UK	"Baby I'm Scared of You"	UK Official Singles Chart	72

Notes and References

1. Rizik, Chris. Womack and Womack. soultracks.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
2. Christgau, Robert. Womack & Womack. robertchristgau.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
3. Book: Roberts, David . Guinness World Records British Hit Singles . 15th . 2002 . Guinness World Records Ltd. . London . 0-85112-187-X., p.505
4. Albums and Tracks of the Year . 2016 . . 21 March 2018 .
5. Web site: UK Official Charts . Official Charts Company . March 22, 2018 .