Baby You Ought To Think It Over - Music

Robert Dwayne Womack Born In Cleveland Ohio USA On March 4 1944 Died June 27 2014 Was An American Singer-Songwriter And Guitarist. Working In The Soul And R&B Genres He Achieved His Greatest Success In The 1970s And 1980s. Womack Wrote And Originally Recorded The Rolling Stones' First UK No. 1 Hit "It's All Over Now" And New Birth's "I Can Understand It" Among Other Songs. As A Singer He Is Most Notable For The Hits "Lookin' For A Love" "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Harry Hippie" "Across 110th Street" And His 1980s Hit "If You Think You're Lonely Now". In 2009 Womack Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Taking After Their Father Who Sang Gospel Music Bobby Womack And His Brothers Formed Their Own Group In 1952. In 1954 Under The Moniker Curtis Womack And The Womack Brothers The Group Issued The Pennant Single "Buffalo Bill". Bobby Womack Was Only Ten Years Old At The Time. Sam Cooke Took An Interest In The Womack Brothers And They Recorded For Cooke's SAR Record Label In The Early 1960s. Renamed The Valentinos And Encouraged By Cooke To Go In A More Secular And Commercial Direction They Scored A Hit With Womack's "It's All Over Now" In 1964 The Rolling Stones' Version Of The Song Became A Major Hit Earning Womack Generous Royalty Payments. Sam Cooke Died In Late 1964 Womack Married Cooke's Widow Barbara A Short Time Later Creating Something Of A Scandal. Things Became Even More Complicated When His Younger Brother Cecil Married Cooke's Daughter Linda. As A Session Guitarist Womack Worked At Producer Chips Moman's American Studios In Memphis And Played On Recordings By Joe Tex And The Box Tops. Until This Point Around 1967 He Had Had Little Success As A Solo Artist But At American He Began To Record A String Of Classic Soul-Music Singles Including The 1968 "What Is This" His First Chart Hit "It's Gonna Rain" And "More Than I Can Stand " All Of Which Featured His Elegant Understated Rhythm-Guitar Work And His Impassioned Vocals. During This Period He Became Known As A Songwriter Contributing Many Songs To The Repertoire Of Wilson Pickett These Include "I'm In Love" And "I'm A Midnight Mover." After Moving To The United Artists Label In The Early '70s He Released The Album Communication And On An Album With Guitarist Gabor Szabo Introduced His Song "Breezin' " Which Later Became A Hit For George Benson. He Also Became Known For His Interesting Taste In Cover Versions Essaying Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin' " As Well As "Fly Me To The Moon In Other Words " And James Taylor's "Fire And Rain'" And "California Dreamin'." Perhaps His Most Well-Known Work From This Period Is As Guitarist On Sly & The Family Stone's 1971 There's A Riot Goin' On. He Continued To Have Hits Into The '70s These Include "Lookin' For A Love" A Remake Of His 1962 Valentinos Single "Across 110th Street " "Woman's Gotta Have It" Covered By James Taylor In 1976 "You're Welcome Stop On By " And The Masterful "Daylight." All Are Excellent Examples Of Burnished Yet Gritty 1970s Soul Music And Reveal A Pop-Music Sensibility Akin To That Of Marvin Gaye Or Curtis Mayfield. Bobby Womack's 1981 Album The Poet Was A Surprise Hit And Contained The Hit Single "If You Think You're Lonely Now." K-Ci Hailey A Notable Admirer Of Womack's Work Covered "If You Think You're Lonely Now" In 1994. The Song Is Referenced In Mariah Carey's Song "We Belong Together" A Number-One Hit In June 2005. Carey Sings "I Can't Sleep At Night /When You Are On My Mind / Bobby Womack's On The Radio / Singing To Me 'If You Think You're Lonely Now.'" Film Director Quentin Tarantino Used "Across 110th Street" Which In A Different Version Had Been The Title Song Of The 1972 Movie In The Opening And Closing Sequences Of His 1997 Film Jackie Brown. A 2003 Saab Commercial Shone A Spotlight On Womack’s Interpretation Of "California Dreamin'". In 2010 Womack Contributed Lyrics And Sang On "Stylo" Alongside Mos Def The First Single From The Third Gorillaz Album Plastic Beach. Womack Was Told To Sing Whatever Was On His Mind During The Recording Of "Stylo". "I Was In There For An Hour Going Crazy About Love And Politics Getting It Off My Chest" Said Womack. 4 He Also Provides Vocals On The Song "Cloud Of Unknowing". In 2010 Bobby Womack Appeared On The Main Pyramid Stage At Glastonbury With The Gorillaz. The Bravest Man In The World Songfacts Reports In 2012 Womack's First Album Of Original Material Since 1994's Resurrection Was Released. The Bravest Man In The World Was Produced By Damon Albarn Of Gorillaz And XL Recordings Boss Richard Russell. Womack Died On June 27 2014 At Age 70. read less