Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack
Studio album by
Calvin Richardson
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009 (2009-08-25)
Length48:28
LabelShanachie
ProducerTres Gilbert
Calvin Richardson chronology
When Love Comes
(2008)		 Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack
(2009)		 America's Most Wanted
(2010)

Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack is the fourth studio album American singer-songwriter Calvin Richardson. It was released by Shanachie Records on August 25, 2009 in the United States. A tribute album dedicated to singer Bobby Womack, Richardson was chosen to record the album to coincide with Womack's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It peaked at number 30 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[1] and garnered two nominations for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
PopMatters[4]

AllMusic editor Thom Jurek rated the album three and a half stars out of five and called it a "wildly ambitious but logical step. The dangers in doing a tribute to a legendary artist, especially Womack, one of soul music’s most storied and colorful legends as both a singer and songwriter, is a daunting task. But Richardson’s and Womack’s voices are very similar, though the latter’s is not as rough as the former’s and has more gospel in it, which works very well in adding to most of these songs."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Across 110th Street"Bobby Womack3:54
2."You're Welcome, Stop On By"
  • Womack
  • Truman Thomas
3:55
3."Harry Hippie"Jim Ford4:03
4."Woman Got to Have It"
  • Darryl Carter
  • Linda Cooke
  • Womack
3:49
5."American Dream"
  • Womack
  • Jim Ford
4:35
6."Daylight"
  • Womack
  • Harold Payne
3:23
7."That's the Way I Feel About Cha"
  • Womack
  • John Grisby
  • Joseph Hicks
4:47
8."Love Has Finally Come at Last" (featuring Ann Nesby)
5:17
9."I Can Understand It"Womack4:47
10."I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You"Womack4:16
11."Fact of Life"/"He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down"Womack5:43
Total length:55:31

Personnel

Performers and musicians

  • Evan Bendit – saxophone
  • Ron Benner – violin
  • Michael Burton – saxophone
  • Jorel "Jfly" Flynn – drums, percussion
  • Justin Gilbert – clavinet, organ
  • Tres Gilbert – bass
  • Latonya G. Givens – backing vocalist
  • Charles Gray – violin
  • Tony Hightower – backing vocalist
  • Artia E. Lockett – backing vocalist
  • Tony Otero – engineer
  • Derek Scott – guitar
  • John Raymond – trumpet
  • Calvin Richardson – lead vocals
  • Derek Scott – guitar
  • Twin Cities Horns – horns
  • Justin Verhasselt – trombone

Technical

  • Ron Benner – mixing engineer
  • Lance Conrad – recording engineer
  • Tres Gilbert – mixing engineer, producer
  • Randall Grass – executive producer
  • Timothy Lee – executive producer
  • Paul Marino – recording engineer
  • Calvin Richardson – associate executive producer

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 30

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
United States August 25, 2009 Shanachie [7]

References

  1. ↑ R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack – Calvin Richardson. billboard.com; 2009 [cited September 27, 2011].
  2. ↑ "Calvin Richardson > Nominations". Grammy.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Lewis, Tyler (June 28, 2022). "Calvin Richardson: Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack". PopMatters. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Calvin Richardson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Calvin Richardson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack". Apple Music (US). Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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