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Facts of Life (album)

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Facts of Life
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1973
Recorded1973
GenreSoul, funk
Length34:30
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerBobby Womack
Bobby Womack chronology
Understanding
(1972)
Facts of Life
(1973)
Lookin' for a Love Again
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Facts of Life is the fifth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on June 8, 1973, by United Artists Records. The album raced to No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. The album included the hit single "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" (which charted No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart).Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out"James Cox2:59
2."I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You"Womack3:51
3."If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)"Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell2:49
4."That's Heaven to Me"Sam Cooke2:53
5."Medley: Holdin' on to My Baby's Love / Nobody"Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore3:13
6."Medley: Fact of Life / He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down"Womack6:21
7."Can't Stop a Man in Love"George Soulé, Terry Woodford2:24
8."The Look of Love"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:51
9."Natural Man"Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler2:48
10."All Along the Watchtower"Bob Dylan3:21

Personnel

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Technical
  • Jerry Masters, Kerry McNab, Christina Hersch, Steve Melton - engineer
  • Mike Salisbury - art direction, design
  • Philip Hays - cover illustration

Charts

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Chart (1973) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 37
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 6

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1973 "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" 29 2
"I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" 80

References

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  1. ^ Elias, Jason. Bobby Womack: Facts Of Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  4. ^ "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.