| Radio M.U.S.C. Man | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Womack & Womack |
| Cover: | Radio M.U.S.C. Man.jpg |
| Released: | 1985 |
| Genre: | Soul, pop |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Prev Title: | Love Wars |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Starbright |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Radio M.U.S.C. Man is an album by the American soul duo Womack & Womack, released in 1985.[1] [2] The pair were dropped by Elektra Records shortly after the release of the album.[3]
The album peaked at No. 56 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
The album contains a cover of George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun".[5] The composition of the album's sixth track, "Love's Calling", was started by the soul singer Sam Cooke (the father of Linda Womack).[6] Many members of the Womack family contributed to the making of Radio M.U.S.C. Man.[7]
Robert Christgau praised the "relaxed groove and wavering back-porch harmonies that go into their unique sound—lazy, tender, patient, long-suffering, tired of fighting." Billboard wrote that the album "showcased this couple's extraordinary writing skills and enticing vocal interplay."[3] The Gazette called the album "brave and beautiful," writing that the duo "make the sweetest music in the whole world, propelled by effortless, hip-deep dance grooves, ballads to swoon over, and vocals—duets!—that make you wonder how this wonderful music ever went out of style."[8]
The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed it "excellent," praising how "Linda's smokily ethereal tenor rubs against the rough edges of Cecil's craggy baritone."[9] The Washington Post wrote that the Womacks "[tear] apart all the conflicts, temptations, betrayals and insecurities of marriage, swapping lines, verses and songs, always espousing two clear points of view in danceable, classic soul style."[10]
NME listed Radio M.U.S.C. Man as the 34th best album of 1985.[11]