Bobby Womack – Facts Of Life (1973/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Bobby Womack – Facts Of Life (1973/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:51 minutes | 747 MB | Genre: Soul
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Facts of Life is the fifth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on June 8, 1973, by United Artists Records. The album raced to No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. The album included the hit single “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out” (which charted No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart).Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Womack is one of the most prolific and influential acts in R&B and rock. With songs like “I Can Understand It,” “Harry Hippie,” and “Woman Got to Have It,” Womack often displayed a depth, candor, and an expert turn of phrase that helped him outpace his contemporaries. Facts of Life is the follow-up to the 1972 classic Communication. This album is even better. Womack is known for his often uncomfortably real takes on love, life, and relationships, and Facts of Life expertly deals with a myriad of subjects. The only released single is his revamped take of the standard “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out.” The song has been done ad infinitum, but Womack put a nasty edge on it that made it sound like a song he wrote himself. “I’m Through Trying to Prove My Love to You” is punctuated by his great guitar riffing and plaintive vocal and lyrical gems like, “See when you take my heart/ I can’t let you take my soul.” “He’ll Be There When the Sun Goes Down” benefits from more witticisms and a strong string arrangement from Womack and Rene Hall. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Facts of Life is that Womack is so adept at taking others’ material and making it his own. “Natural Man,” a cover of “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman,” is the biggest shock here. Where Aretha Franklin’s version had her skillfully shouting from the rooftops, Womack brings tenderness to the lyric and is believable. Produced by Womack and recorded in Muscle Shoals with its renowned players, Facts of Life is an album of undeniable craft. – Jason Elias

Tracklist:
1-1. Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out (02:56)
1-2. Bobby Womack – I’m Through Trying To Prove My Love To You (03:48)
1-3. Bobby Womack – If You Can’t Give Her Love, Give Her Up (02:46)
1-4. Bobby Womack – That’s Heaven To Me (02:49)
1-5. Bobby Womack – Holdin’ On To My Baby’s Love/Nobody Medley (03:10)
1-6. Bobby Womack – Fact Of Life/He’ll Be There When The Sun Goes Down Medley (06:18)
1-7. Bobby Womack – Can’t Stop A Man In Love (02:21)
1-8. Bobby Womack – The Look Of Love (03:32)
1-9. Bobby Womack – Natural Man (02:45)
1-10. Bobby Womack – All Along The Watchtower (03:21)

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