The Last Soul Man
Studio album by
Released1987
Recorded1987
GenreSoul
Length45:34
LabelMCA
ProducerBobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton; Chips Moman
Bobby Womack chronology
Womagic
(1985)
The Last Soul Man
(1987)
Save the Children
(1989)

The Last Soul Man is a studio album by the American musician Bobby Womack, released in 1987 on MCA Records.[1][2] "Living in a Box" is a cover of the Living in a Box song.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Musical Express8/10[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living in a Box"Marcus Vere, Steve Pigott4:45
2."When the Weekend Comes" (featuring Sly Stone)Bobby Womack, Harold Payne4:46
3."I Still Love You"Bobby Womack4:40
4."Gina"Bobby Womack5:04
5."A World Where No One Cries"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne4:40
6."A Woman Likes to Hear That"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne4:26
7."Real Love Please Stand Up"Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Erma Shaw3:49
8."The Things We Do (When We're Lonely)"Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow4:25
9."Falling in Love Again"Bobby Womack, Dan Christian4:21
10."Outside Myself"Barbara Rothstein, George Michael Elian, Richard Ash4:20

References

  1. "Last Soul Man - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. Sinclair, David (December 12, 1987). "Playful Giants". The Times.
  3. "Rating the Records". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1, 1988. p. 4G.
  4. Quantick, David (12 December 1987). "Bobby Wormack: The Last Soul Man". New Musical Express. p. 35.
  5. 1 2 Tucker, Ken (13 Dec 1987). "Bobby Womack The Last Soul Man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 783.
  7. Nager, Larry (25 Dec 1987). "Soul Men Live On Years After Otis Redding". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  8. Washburn, Jim (December 27, 1987). "Riffs". Orange County Register. p. H27.
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