Facts of Life (album)

Facts of Life is the fifth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on June 8, 1973, by United Artists Records. The album raced to No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. The album included the hit single "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" (which charted No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart).

Facts of Life
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1973
Recorded1973
GenreSoul, funk
Length34:30
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerBobby Womack
Bobby Womack chronology
Understanding
(1972)
Facts of Life
(1973)
Lookin' for a Love Again
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out"James Cox2:59
2."I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You"Womack3:51
3."If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)"Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell2:49
4."That's Heaven to Me"Sam Cooke2:53
5."Medley: Holdin' on to My Baby's Love / Nobody"Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore3:13
6."Medley: Fact of Life / He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down"Womack6:21
7."Can't Stop a Man in Love"George Soulé, Terry Woodford2:24
8."The Look of Love"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:51
9."Natural Man"Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler2:48
10."All Along the Watchtower"Bob Dylan3:21

Personnel

Technical
  • Jerry Masters, Kerry McNab, Christina Hersch, Steve Melton - engineer
  • Mike Salisbury - art direction, design
  • Philip Hays - cover illustration

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 37
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 6

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1973 "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" 29 2
"I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" 80

References

  1. Elias, Jason. Bobby Womack: Facts Of Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  3. "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
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