Love Wars

Infobox Album
Name = Love Wars
Type = studio
Artist = Womack & Womack


Released = 1983
Recorded =
Genre = R&B
Length = 41:57
Label = Elektra
Producer = Stewart Levine
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfixqq5ldhe~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1683&name=Womack+%26+Womack link]
Last album =
This album = "Love Wars"
(1983)
Next album = " Radio M.U.S.C. Man"
(1985)

"Love Wars" is the 1983 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of Soul Tracks as "a critical favorite", [Rizik, Chris. [http://www.soultracks.com/womack_and_womack.htm Womack and Womack] . soultracks.com Accessed January 2 2008.] charted at #34 on the Billboard "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praises husband Cecil Womack and wife Linda Womack as " [a] ce singers and songwriters (as opposed to singer-songwriters)", noting that "their lyrics about loss and conflict are sharper than those about love and happiness". [Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1683&name=Womack+%26+Womack Womack & Womack] . robertchristgau.com Accessed January 2 2008.] Two singles from the album, "Love Wars" and "Baby I'm Scared of You", were hits in the UK, reaching #14 and #72 on the "UK Singles" charts, respectively.cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=Guinness World Records British Hit Singles |edition= 15th ed. |year=2002 |publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd. |location=London |isbn=0-85112-187-X, p.505]

Track listing

"Except where otherwise noted, all tracks by Cecil Womack and Linda Womack."

#"Love Wars" – 5:58
#"Express Myself" – 4:52
#"Baby I'm Scared of You" (Eddie Noble, Jr., C. Womack, L. Womack) – 5:38
#"T.K.O." (Noble, C. Womack, L. Womack) – 4:14
#"A.P.B." (C. Womack, Friendly Womack, L. Womack) – 5:31
#"Catch and Don't Look Back" (C. Womack, L. Womack, Naomi Womack) – 5:26
#"Woman" – 4:17
#"Angie" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:55
#"Good Times" (Jagger, Richards) – 3:06

Personnel

Performance

*Lenny Castro – percussion
*Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
*Nathan East – bass
*James Gadson – drums
*Abraham Laboriel – bass
*Neil Larsen – synthesizer, guitar, piano
*Denzil Miller – keyboard
*Eddie Noble, Jr. – synthesizer
*Bobby Womack – vocals (bckgr)
*Cecil Womack – bass, guitar, vocals
*Curtis Womack – vocals, vocals (bckgr)
*Friendly Womack, Jr. – vocals (bckgr)
*Linda Womack – vocals, vocals (bckgr)
*Naomi Womack – vocals (bckgr)
*Noel "Stacy" Womack – vocals (bckgr)
*Art Wood – drums

Production

*Bob Defrin – art direction
*Mark Ettel – assistant engineer
*Bernie Grundman – mastering
*Michael Kennedy – photography
*Stewart Levine – producer
*Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing

References