| The Last Soul Man | ||||
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| Studio album by Bobby Womack | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton; Chips Moman | |||
| Bobby Womack chronology | ||||
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The Last Soul Man is a studio album by the American musician Bobby Womack, released in 1987 on MCA Records. "Living in a Box" is a cover of the Living in a Box song.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| New Musical Express | 8/10 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Philadelphia Inquirer called "I Still Love You" "gorgeous soul music for the '80s." The Chicago Tribune noted that "few singers today can match the power of Womack's raspy voice." The Orange County Register listed the album as the sixth best of 1987.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Living in a Box" | Marcus Vere, Steve Pigott | 4:45 |
| 2. | "When the Weekend Comes" (featuring Sly Stone) | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:46 |
| 3. | "I Still Love You" | Bobby Womack | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Gina" | Bobby Womack | 5:04 |
| 5. | "A World Where No One Cries" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:40 |
| 6. | "A Woman Likes to Hear That" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Real Love Please Stand Up" | Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Erma Shaw | 3:49 |
| 8. | "The Things We Do (When We're Lonely)" | Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Falling in Love Again" | Bobby Womack, Dan Christian | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Outside Myself" | Barbara Rothstein, George Michael Elian, Richard Ash | 4:20 |
References
- ^ "Last Soul Man - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- Sinclair, David (December 12, 1987). "Playful Giants". The Times.
- "Rating the Records". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1, 1988. p. 4G.
- Colin Larkin (2006). "Womack, Bobby". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 751–2. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- Quantick, David (12 December 1987). "Bobby Wormack: The Last Soul Man". New Musical Express. p. 35.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (13 Dec 1987). "Bobby Womack The Last Soul Man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 783.
- Nager, Larry (25 Dec 1987). "Soul Men Live On Years After Otis Redding". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
- Washburn, Jim (December 27, 1987). "Riffs". Orange County Register. p. H27.