Personnel: Bobby Womack (vocals, guitar); David T. Walker (guitar); Dorothy Ashby (harp); Patrick Moten, Dale Ramsey (keyboards); David Shields, Nathan East (bass); James Gadson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Eddie Bongo Brown (percussion); Tondalei, Sally Womack, Vincent Womack, Regina Womack (handclaps); Johnny Parham, Jon Rami, Richard Griffin, Cecil Womack, Fernando Harkless, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, The Waters (background vocals).

Engineers: Barney Perkins, Avi Kipper, Robert Battaglia.

Recorded at Hit City West and Kendun Studios, Burbank, California.

Mr. Womack has been around forever, and even with his personal ups and downs (and he has had a few) he manages to survive. It's hard to think that this was the man who first recorded 'It's All Over Now' with the Valentinos in the early 60s, and word was spread by the Rolling Stones, who had a massive hit with it. He worked as a solo artist in the 70s and also with Linda Womack, as Womack And Womack. During the early 80s he hit a particularly fine seam of gold, and this was his most successful album. Falling somewhere between funk and Marvin Gaye sweet soul THE POET is a highly polished album.

Q (12/94, p.173) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Womack's I/you/him/we-fixated sub-soaps brought to vibrant life by his fabulous singing/talking voice, sinuous guitar work and, well, the funk..."

Muzik (10/99, p.115) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Bobby at his gloriously soulful best and is totally unmissable!"

NME (Magazine) (10/22/94, p.49) - 8 - Excellent - "...finds Womack recovered from drug/booze abuse, pushing great performances out of those shot lungs one more time..."