The Poet (album)

The Poet

Studio album by Bobby Womack

Released

November 1981

Recorded

1981

Genre

Soul, R&B

Length

39:37

Label

Beverly Glen Music

Producer

Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack chronology

Roads of Life
(1979)

The Poet
(1981)

The Poet II
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Poet is the thirteenth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released in November 1981, by Beverly Glen Music. The album reached the top of the Billboard Top Black Albums chart due to the success of the single "If You Think You're Lonely Now", which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Many Sides of You" (Bobby Womack, Jim Ford)	3:44
2.	"Lay Your Lovin' on Me" (Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully)	4:03
3.	"Secrets" (Bobby Womack, Jim Ford)	3:54
4.	"Just My Imagination" (Bobby Womack)	5:05
5.	"Stand Up" (Cecil Womack)	3:30
6.	"Games" (Bobby Womack, Roger Dollarhide)	6:51
7.	"If You Think You're Lonely Now" (Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Richard Griffin)	5:30
8.	"Where Do We Go from Here" (Bobby Womack, Jim Ford)	6:40

Personnel

Bobby Womack - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Nathan East, David Shields - Bass
Dorothy Ashby - Harp, Percussion
David T. Walker - Guitar
Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Paulinho da Costa - Percussion
James Gadson - Drums
Patrick Moten, Dale Ramsey - Keyboards
Regina Womack, Sally Womack, Vincent Womack, Tondalei - Handclapping
Cecil Womack, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, The Waters, Richard Griffin, Fernando Harkless, Johnny Parham, Jon Rami - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[2]	29
Billboard Top Black Albums^[2]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Single	US R&B
1981	"Secrets"	55
1982	"If You Think You're Lonely Now"	3
1982	"Where Do We Go From Here"	26

References

↑ Kurutz, Steve. Bobby Womack: The Poet > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
1 2 "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
↑ "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

External links

The Poet (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
Bobby Womack-The Poet at Discogs

Bobby Womack

Discography

Studio albums	Fly Me to the Moon (1969) My Prescription (1970) Communication (1971) Understanding (1972) Facts of Life (1973) Lookin' for a Love Again (1974) I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To (1975) Safety Zone (1975) BW Goes C&W (1976) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976) Pieces (1978) Roads of Life (1979) The Poet (1981) The Poet II (1984) So Many Rivers (1985) Someday We'll All Be Free (1985) Womagic (1986) The Last Soul Man (1987) Save the Children (1989) Resurrection (1994) Back to My Roots (1999) Traditions (1999) The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012)

Singles	"California Dreamin'" "Fly Me to the Moon" "How I Miss You Baby" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "That's the Way I Feel About Cha" "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Harry Hippie" "Across 110th Street" "Lookin' for a Love" "Check It Out" "Daylight" "If You Think You're Lonely Now" "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" "Someday We'll All Be Free" "Living in a Box" "Please Forgive My Heart"

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