1985 studio album by Bobby Womack
So Many Rivers is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1985 on MCA Records.[3][4] The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" | Harold Payne, James Eubanks, Peter Luboff | 3:54 |
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| 2. | "So, Baby, Don't Leave Home Without It" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:02 |
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| 3. | "So Many Rivers" | Bobby Womack, Jim Ford | 4:22 |
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| 4. | "Got to Be With You Tonight" | Bobby Womack, Harold Payne | 4:00 |
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| 5. | "Gypsy Woman" | Curtis Mayfield | 4:23 |
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| 6. | "Whatever Happened to the Times?" | Bobby Womack, Jim Ford | 4:16 |
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| 7. | "Let Me Kiss It Where It Hurts" | Bobby Womack | 4:45 |
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| 8. | "Only Survivor" | Cecil Womack, Linda Womack | 3:49 |
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| 9. | "That's Where It's At" | Sam Cooke | 3:42 |
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| 10. | "Check It Out" | Bobby Womack, Jim Ford | 3:48 |
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Personnel
- Bobby Womack - vocals, percussion, backing vocals
- David T. Walker, Jeff Baxter, Robert Palmer - guitar
- David Shields, Nathan Watts - bass guitar
- Dan Lee Butts, Michael Wycoff - keyboards
- Frank "Rusty" Hamilton - synthesizer
- James Gadson - percussion, backing vocals
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Dorothy Ashby - harp
- Alltrinna Grayson, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, Jr., Kathy Bloxson, Kathy Wesley, Mary "Baby Sister" Clayton, Stephanie Spruill, The Waters, Vesta Williams - backing vocals
Critical reception
So Many Rivers was ranked number 8 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1985 by NME.[5]
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