Communication (Bobby Womack album)

Communication
Studio album by Bobby Womack
Released	Sepetember 15, 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Soul Funk
Length	35:48
Label	United Artists Records
Producer	Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack chronology
The Womack (Live) (1970) Communication (1971) Understanding (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Communication is a 1971 R&B album recorded by Bobby Womack. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 20 on the Billboard Jazz Chart in 1972. It included the hit single, "That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha", which charted at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and No. 27 on the Billboard pop chart.

Track listing

1. "Communication" 4:30 (Bobby Womack)
2. "Come l'Amore" (Bob Hilliard, Leon Ware) 3:00
3. "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) 4:30
4. "(If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back" (Womack) 2:50
5. "Medley: Monologue/(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 9:30
6. "Everything Is Beautiful" (Ray Stevens) 2:55
7. "That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha" (Jimmy Grisby, Joe Hicks, Womack) 5:03
8. "Yield Not to Temptation" (Traditional) 3:02

Personnel

• Bobby Womack – Vocals, Guitar, Organ, String Arrangements
• Barry Beckett – Piano, Clavichord, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer
• Jimmy Johnson, Tippy Armstrong – Guitar
• Roger Hawkins – Percussion, Drums
• David Hood – Bass
• Truman Thomas, Clayton Ivey – Keyboards
• Harrison Calloway – Trumpet, Horn
• Dale Quillen – Trombone
• Ronnie Eades – Baritone Saxophone
• Harvey Thompson – Tenor Saxophone
• Patrice Holloway, Pam Grier, Janice Singleton – Backing VocalsVocals

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	83
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	7
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[2]	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B
1971	"Communication"	-	40
1972	"That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha"	27	2

References

1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Bobby Womack: Communication > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5864/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
3. ^ "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5864/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 

External links

• Bobby Womack-Communication at Discogs