- soul, r&b
- 40 min
- 8 tracks
- Beverly Glen Music
The Poet is the thirteenth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released in November 1981, by Beverly Glen Music. The album reached the top of the Billboard Top Black Albums chart due to the success of the single "If You Think You're Lonely Now", which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.
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Character
Grave, spare, classical in form and character-led.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Record Collector4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1So Many Sides of You3:50
- 2Lay Your Lovin’ on Me4:11
- 3Secrets3:56
- 4Just My Imagination5:16
- 5Stand Up3:35
- 6Games7:02
- 7If You Think You’re Lonely Now5:37
- 8Where Do We Go From Here6:42
8 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bobby Womack
- Label
- Beverly Glen Music
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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