Bobby Womack has had his fingers in so many different pies that his career has probably suffered for it. Instead of being pinned down to one time and one sound (a la Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix), Womack's work includes everything from the grittiest of blaxploitation ("Across 110th Street") to the smoothest of vocal pop ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"). (And, by the way, he excelled at both.) He was also a rare triple threat -- hot guitarist, hitmaking songwriter, and torrid vocalist. But, more than for ...   [ read more ]

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Best of Bobby Womack is a budget-priced collection that contains only a handful of hits and a handful of album tracks. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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An unusually successful pairing of Gabor Szabo with R&B legend Bobby Womack. Szabo digs deep into a soulful groove, inspired by Womack's silky-smooth originals. High Contrast features "Breezin," the Womack tune written especially for Szabo, which George Benson parlayed into a huge hit in 1976, and several tunes Womack popularized in the film Across 110th Street. ~ Douglas Payne, All Music Guide

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