Bobby Womack Poet Trilogy To Be Reissued
11/21/2008
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(PR) ABKCO Records has concluded the acquisition of three classic Bobby Womack albums that had originally been released on Beverly Glen Records in the 1980s. They are The Poet, a hugely successful title that went to #1 on Billboard's R&B chart in 1981 as well as The Poet II that hit #5 in 1984. Womack's last release for Beverly Glen, 1985's Someday We'll All Be Free, is also covered by the agreement.
The three albums, collectively known to fans as "The Poet Trilogy," have long been out of print and will be re-issued in the first quarter of 2009. Stand out tracks from these albums include "If You Think You're Lonely Now," "Where Do We Go From Here," "Secrets," "It Takes A Lot of Strength To Say Goodbye," "Love Has Finally Come At Last (a duet with Patti LaBelle), "Tell Me Why" and "Someday We'll All Be Free." The acquisition of the Womack masters was announced this week by ABKCO President Jody Klein who noted, "Our enduring relationship with Bobby Womack is one of the cornerstones of our company so we are delighted to bring these great recordings into the fold." Womack commented, "There comes a point in any artist's life when he becomes an artist. For me it was when these recordings were made. They haven't been available for quite a while but everything comes in time and now, thanks to ABKCO's efforts, we'll have them again."
ABKCO's relationship with Womack dates back to the mid-1960s and is, in many ways, an extension of ABKCO's involvement with Sam Cooke who was Womack's musical mentor. ABKCO Music has been Womack's music publisher for over 40 years and administers his entire catalog including such classic Womack songs as "It's All Over Now" that was covered by the Rolling Stones and went on to be the group's first #1 hit. Other notable songs penned by Womack and published by ABKCO include "Across 110th Street," "Woman's Gotta Have It," "Breezin'," and "That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha."
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