Bobby Womack - BW Goes C&W
Whilst Beyonce has been the subject of much recent chatter regarding her making a country album, Bobby Womack did this in 1976, a time when the expected direction for a black artist at the time was towards the disco, something I'm thankful Womack resisted. His label weren't keen, especially as he wanted to call it Step Aside, Charley Pride, Give Another N****r a Try. The label only released this when he agreed to change its title.
Truth be told, it's not his greatest album. It's not bad, and a lot of the tracks wouldn't be out of place on his other releases from around that time. Friendly Womack Sr's appearance on vocals however is a joy.
I picked this up in a charity shop in Sutton Coldfield, in mint nick.
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