Bobby Womack – Roads Of Life

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Label:	Arista – AB 4222
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	The Roads Of Life Written-By – Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack	5:28
A2	How Could You Break My Heart Written-By – Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten	5:17
A3	Honey Dripper Boogie Written-By – Bobby Womack	4:51
B1	The Roots In Me Written-By – Bobby Womack, Leon Ware	4:49
B2	What Are You Doin' Written-By – Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack	4:29
B3	Give It Up Written-By – Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack	4:39
B4	Mr. D.J. Don't Stop The Music Written-By – Bobby Womack	5:17
B5	I Honestly Love You Written By – Peter Allen/Jeff Barry Written-By – Jeff Barry, Peter Allen	3:50

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Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Leon Ware (tracks: A3, B4)
Backing Vocals – Hoges, James, And Smith*
Bass – Anthony Willis, Bob Wray, David Hood
Drums, Percussion – Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Jack Ashford, Jimmy "Bebop" Evans*, Roger Hawkins
Engineer – David Yates, Gregg Hamm, Steve Melton
Engineer [Executive] – Gary Gorman
Engineer [Maintenance] – Bobby Dupree
Guitar – Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack, Howie McDonald, Jimmy Johnson (4), Larry Byron*, Reggie Young
Horns – Ben Cauley, Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades*, Wayne Jackson
Keyboards – Barry Beckett, Patrick Moten, Randy McCormick, Tim Henson
Mastered By – Glen Meadows*
Mixed By [Remix] – Gregg Hamm, Jimmy Johnson (4)
Producer – Bobby Womack, The Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section*, Patrick Moten
Vocals [Guest] – Melissa Manchester (tracks: B1)

Notes

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios on the River, Sheffield, Alabama. (tracks, horns, vocal overdubs, and final mix)
Magic Wand Studios, Los Angeles, California (Paramount)
Mastered at Masterfonics, Nashville
Manufactured by Arista records, Inc.
℗1979 & ©1978 Arista records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

This album is dedicated to the late Truth Womack, my son, Jan. 27th, 1978 - June 2nd, 1978.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AB 4222 SA
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AB 4222 SB
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): AB-4222-SA - CT2 Masterfonics-M T1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): AB-4222-SA - CT1 Masterfonics-M T1
Rights Society (Broadcast Music, Inc.): BMI
Rights Society (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers): ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute): T1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Roads Of Life (LP, Album)	Arista	ARTY 165	UK	1979
New Submission	Roads Of Life (LP, Album)	Arista, Pathé Marconi EMI	2C 070-62.586	France	1979
New Submission	Roads Of Life (LP, Album)	Arista	AB 4222	Canada	1979
New Submission	Roads Of Life (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo)	Arista	AB 4222	US	1979
New Submission	Roads Of Life (Cassette, Album)	Arista	ATC-4222	US	1979

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Reviews

nicollesle Apr 12, 2023
waiting for the LP’s Japan esse pressing ressued for concerned ..
ElvisDubstello Jan 30, 2023
What a record..... What an artistic vision.

'How Could You Break My Heart' is an all-time tune. (I'd bet it could be a top 3 hit in any decade).

Very nice pressing: dynamic sound. Virtually no surface noise.