Save the Children (Bobby Womack album) explained
| Save the Children |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Bobby Womack |
| Cover: | Bobby Womack Save the Children.jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Soul |
| Length: | 48:23 |
| Label: | SOLAR |
| Producer: | Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, Keg Johnson |
| Prev Title: | The Last Soul Man |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Resurrection |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Save the Children is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack.[1] The album was released in 1989, by SOLAR Records.[2] Womack stated that it was influenced by Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.[3]
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the album "doesn't play as effectively to Womack's strengths, and frequently eschews the singer's gospel roots for the soul-pop sound of Stevie Wonder's '70s albums."[4]
Personnel
- Bobby Womack - vocals, guitar
- Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, Jr. - vocals on "Baby I'm Back"
- Carlos Santana - guitar on "Too Close for Comfort" and "Tough Job"
- Blake Smith - guitar
- Ray Gilliard - bass guitar
- Alicia McCracken, Frank Hamilton, Patrick Moten - keyboards
- Ananias Chambers, Gus Anthony Flores - percussion
- Bernard Baisden, Gerald Albright, Joe Campbell, Lesli Carroll, Nolan Smith, Rastine Calhoun - horns
- Alice Echols, Brandy Diana Moss, Brenda Lee Eager, Hillard Wilson, Lana Clarkson, Michelle Layborn, Pamela Starks, Patricia Henley - backing vocals
- Brad Cole, Cecil Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, William Zimmerman - programming
- Ron Wood - cover painting
Notes and References
- News: Maurstad . Tom . Arts Day . The Dallas Morning News . December 6, 1989 . 5C.
- Web site: Ed Hogan . Save the Children - Bobby Womack . AllMusic . 2015-09-09.
- News: Mitchell . Rick . A Musician's Message . Houston Chronicle . August 14, 1992 . Houston . 3.
- News: Milward . John . Bobby Womack's Journey from Gospel to Soul to 'Save the Children' . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 25 Jan 1990 . F1.
