Description
Bobby Womack Featuring Patti LaBelle – The Poet II / Sequel Records Audio CD 1999 / NEMCD 438
UPC 5023224043825
The Poet II is the fourteenth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1984, by Beverly Glen Music. The album features three duets with fellow soul legend Patti LaBelle, including the top three R&B charted ballad, "Love Has Finally Come At Last", and the more modest follow-up, "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye". It also includes the top 75 UK dance hit, "Tell Me Why". The UK music magazine NME named it the best album of 1984.
| Label: | Sequel Records – NEMCD 438 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | |
| Released: |
1999 |
| Genre: | Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Soul, Funk, Disco |
Tracklist:
| 1 |
Love Has Finally Come At Last |
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5:34 |
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| 2 | It Takes A Lot Of Strength To Say Goodbye |
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3:49 |
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| 3 | Through The Eyes Of A Child |
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5:13 |
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| 4 | Surprise, Surprise |
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3:36 |
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| 5 | Tryin' To Get Over You |
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4:12 |
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| 6 | Tell Me Why |
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6:02 |
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| 7 | Who's Foolin' Who |
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4:02 |
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| 8 | I Wish I Had Someone To Go Home To |
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3:45 |
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| 9 | American Dream |
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4:40 |
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| Bonus Tracks: | |||
| 10 | Surprise, Surprise (Acoustic) |
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2:36 |
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| 11 | Tryin' To Get Over You (Acoustic) |
| 3:44 |
- Arranged By – Bobby Womack
- Art Direction [Front Cover] – Ginny Livingston
- Backing Vocals – James Gadson, Kathy Bloxson, Regina Womack, The Waters, Valentinos (A/K/A Womack Brothers)
- Bass – David Shields
- Drums – James E. Gadson
- Drums [Dmx Electric] – Fred Johnson (16)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Carl Protho, Roger Dollarhyde, Tim Dennen
- Executive-Producer – Otis Smith
- Guitar – Courtney Sappington, David T. Walker, George Benson (tracks: 3), Robert Palmer (2)
- Harmonica – Rusty Hamilton
- Harp – Dorothy Ashby
- Horns – Fernando Harkless (tracks: 1, 7), Fred Wesley (tracks: 1, 7), Harry Kim (tracks: 1, 7), Sidney Mulgrow (tracks: 1, 7), Thurmon Green (tracks: 1, 7), Wilton Felder (tracks: 3)
- Keyboards – Michael Wycoff
- Liner Notes [June 1999] – Chris Wells (4)
- Mixed By [Engineer] – Barney Perkins (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8)
- Percussion – Paulinho DeCosta
- Photography By – Mosha Brakha
- Producer – Andrew Oldham, Bobby Womack, James E. Gadson
- Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Bobby Womack
- Strings [Arranged By] – Dave Bloomberg (tracks: 2, 5)
- Synthesizer – Denzil "Broadway" Miller, Rusty Hamilton
