Love Wars is the 1983 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of SoulTracks as "a critical favorite",Rizik, Chris. Womack and Womack. soultracks.com Accessed January 2, 2008. charted at number 34 on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praised 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. 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 number 14 and number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively., p.505 The album was ranked number 4 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984 by NME, and the single "Love Wars" was ranked as the year's number 1 song.
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" – 3:06
Personnel Musicians
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 "Gip" Noble – synthesizer Bobby Womack – background vocals Cecil Womack – bass, guitar, vocals Curtis Womack – vocals, background vocals Friendly Womack, Jr. – background vocals Linda Womack – vocals, background vocals Naomi Womack – background vocals Noel "Stacy" Womack – background vocals Art Wood – electronic drums
Production Bob Defrin – art direction Mark Ettel – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering Michael Kennedy – photography Stewart Levine – producer Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
Charts Album YearCountryChartPeak positionCitation1984UKUK Official Album Chart45 Singles YearCountrySingleChartPeak positionCitation1984UK"Love Wars"UK Official Singles Chart141984UK"Baby I'm Scared of You"UK Official Singles Chart72
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