Facts of Life (album)
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).
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| Released | June 8, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Bobby Womack | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" | James Cox | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" | Womack | 3:51 |
| 3. | "If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)" | Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell | 2:49 |
| 4. | "That's Heaven to Me" | Sam Cooke | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Medley: Holdin' on to My Baby's Love / Nobody" | Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Medley: Fact of Life / He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down" | Womack | 6:21 |
| 7. | "Can't Stop a Man in Love" | George Soulé, Terry Woodford | 2:24 |
| 8. | "The Look of Love" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Natural Man" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler | 2:48 |
| 10. | "All Along the Watchtower" | Bob Dylan | 3:21 |
Personnel
- Bobby Womack - guitar, vocals, string and horn arrangements
- Dave Turner, Jimmy Johnson, Pete Carr - guitar
- David Hood, Jerry Masters - bass
- Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey - keyboards
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- Technical
- Jerry Masters, Kerry McNab, Christina Hersch, Steve Melton - engineer
- Mike Salisbury - art direction, design
- Philip Hays - cover illustration
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 37 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 6 |
References
- Elias, Jason. Bobby Womack: Facts Of Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
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