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1987 studio album by Bobby Womack
The Last Soul Man is a
studio album by the American musician
Bobby Womack, released in 1987 on
MCA Records.
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[2] "
Living in a Box" is a cover of the
Living in a Box song.
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Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer called "I Still Love You" "gorgeous soul music for the '80s."
[5] The
Chicago Tribune noted that "few singers today can match the power of Womack's raspy voice."
[7] The
Orange County Register listed the album as the sixth best of 1987.
[8]
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "
Living in a Box" | Marcus Vere, Steve Pigott | 4:45 |
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2. | "When the Weekend Comes" (featuring
Sly Stone) | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:46 |
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3. | "I Still Love You" | Bobby Womack | 4:40 |
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4. | "Gina" | Bobby Womack | 5:04 |
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5. | "A World Where No One Cries" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:40 |
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6. | "A Woman Likes to Hear That" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:26 |
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7. | "Real Love Please Stand Up" | Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Erma Shaw | 3:49 |
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8. | "The Things We Do (When We're Lonely)" |
Dean Pitchford,
Tom Snow | 4:25 |
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9. | "Falling in Love Again" | Bobby Womack, Dan Christian | 4:21 |
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10. | "Outside Myself" | Barbara Rothstein, George Michael Elian, Richard Ash | 4:20 |
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References
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^
"Last Soul Man - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
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^ Sinclair, David (December 12, 1987). "Playful Giants". The Times.
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^ "Rating the Records". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1, 1988. p. 4G.
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^
Quantick, David (12 December 1987). "Bobby Wormack: The Last Soul Man".
New Musical Express. p. 35.
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b Tucker, Ken (13 Dec 1987). "Bobby Womack The Last Soul Man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.
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^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 783.
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^ Nager, Larry (25 Dec 1987). "Soul Men Live On Years After Otis Redding". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
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^ Washburn, Jim (December 27, 1987). "Riffs". Orange County Register. p. H27.