The Last Soul Man

The Last Soul Man
The Last Soul Man
Studio album by Bobby Womack
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Soul
Length	45:34
Label	MCA
Producers	Bobby Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton; Chips Moman
Bobby Womack chronology

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
New Musical Express	8/10
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Philadelphia Inquirer called "I Still Love You" "gorgeous soul music for the '80s." The Chicago Tribune noted that "few singers today can match the power of Womack's raspy voice." The Orange County Register listed the album as the sixth best of 1987.

Track listing

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

References

1 2 "Last Soul Man - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
↑ Sinclair, David (December 12, 1987). "Playful Giants". The Times.
↑ "Rating the Records". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1, 1988. p. 4G.
↑ Colin Larkin (2006). "Womack, Bobby". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 751–2. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
↑ Quantick, David (December 12, 1987). "Bobby Wormack: The Last Soul Man". New Musical Express. p. 35.
1 2 Tucker, Ken (December 13, 1987). "Bobby Womack The Last Soul Man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.
↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 783.
↑ Nager, Larry (December 25, 1987). "Soul Men Live On Years After Otis Redding". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
↑ Washburn, Jim (December 27, 1987). "Riffs". Orange County Register. p. H27.

[allmusic-1] 1 2 "Last Soul Man - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[giants-2] Sinclair, David (December 12, 1987). "Playful Giants". The Times.

[louis-3] "Rating the Records". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1, 1988. p. 4G.

[larkin-4] Colin Larkin (2006). "Womack, Bobby". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 751–2. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.

[nme-5] Quantick, David (December 12, 1987). "Bobby Wormack: The Last Soul Man". New Musical Express. p. 35.

[PI-6] 1 2 Tucker, Ken (December 13, 1987). "Bobby Womack The Last Soul Man". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G12.

[RS-7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 783.

[chicago-8] Nager, Larry (December 25, 1987). "Soul Men Live On Years After Otis Redding". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.

[orange-9] Washburn, Jim (December 27, 1987). "Riffs". Orange County Register. p. H27.

v t e Bobby Womack
Discography
Studio albums	Fly Me to the Moon My Prescription Communication Understanding Facts of Life Lookin' for a Love Again I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To Safety Zone BW Goes C&W Home Is Where the Heart Is Pieces Roads of Life The Poet The Poet II So Many Rivers Someday We'll All Be Free Womagic The Last Soul Man Save the Children Resurrection Back to My Roots Traditions The Bravest Man in the Universe
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" "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"