''The Poet'' is the thirteenth
studio album
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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
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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
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chart.
Track listing
Personnel
*Bobby Womack - guitar, lead vocals
*
Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...
, David Shields - bass
*
Dorothy Ashby - harp, percussion
*
David T. Walker
David T. Walker (born June 25, 1941) is an American guitarist, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to numerous session musician duties since the early 1970s, Walker has issued fifteen albums in his own name.
Career
David T. Walker was born to ...
- guitar
*
Eddie "Bongo" Brown,
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
*
James Gadson - drums
*
Patrick Moten
Patrick Lawrence Moten (March 17, 1957 – November 22, 1999) was an American musician, songwriter, producer, and arranger. He primarily performed on piano and organ. Moten was best known as the musical director for Bobby Womack and Gerald A ...
, Dale Ramsey - keyboards
*Regina Womack, Sally Womack, Vincent Womack, Tondalei - handclaps
*
Cecil Womack, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, Jr., The Waters, Richard Griffin, Fernando Harkless, John Parham, Jon Rami - backing vocals
;Technical
*Otis Smith - executive producer
*Avi Kipper, Barney Perkins, Robert Battaglia - engineer
*Greg Fulginiti - mastering engineer
*Ginny Livingston - art direction
*
Norman Seeff - photography
Charts
Singles
References
External links
''The Poet ''(
Adobe Flash) at
Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
Bobby Womack-The Poet at Discogs
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1981 albums
Bobby Womack albums
Albums produced by Bobby Womack