The Womack "Live"

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Today, Bobby Womack would be called a prodigy. When he started performing gospel music in the mid-1950, he’d barely reached double digit, and by the time he turned 25 he’d already sang and played guitar with everyone from his protege Sam Cooke to Aretha Franklin to Ray Charle, written songs for The Rolling Stone, Janis Joplin, and Wilson Pickett, and (finally) hit the charts as a soloist with covers of “California Dreamin’” and “Fly Me to the Moon.” <i>The Womack</i>, though, was his first recording for United Artist, and the fact that they figured their new signee would be best showcased by a live album is indicative of the force of his performance. “On Saturday night, in Hollywood, California—a monster was born!” Bill Crite wrote in the liner notes (never mind that it was actually recorded nearly a world away, in South Central Los Angeles). “The artist? Bobby Womack! The monster? A collection of nine song, recorded live and in full color.” Released at a time when live albums were increasingly manipulated, <i>The Womack</i> feels nearly untouched, with conversation and crowd noise left to add to the ambience—plu, the singer cuts through any extracurricular noise with ease. .

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