Save the Children [Import]

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'Save The Children' was Bobby Womack's only

release for Dick Griffey's Solar Records. Produced

by Womack, Keg Johnson, Cecil and Kevin

Womack and keyboard player Frank Hamilton, this

was a fine attempt to straddle both Bobby's 60s

soul-based and pop, while reflecting the influences

of late 80s hip hop.

· Highlights include the snappy 'Baby I'm Back',

'She's My Girl' and 'Now We're Together' but it's on

'Too Close For Comfort', a ballad co-written with

HT Payne, that Womack comes closest to

rekindling the kind of sound found on some of the

best-known tracks.

· The title track (not to be confused with similarly

named songs by Marvin Gaye and The Intruders)

reached the US R&B charts in late 1989. Of special

note is the title track of Eddie Murphy's 1985

album, 'How Could It Be', redone as the socially

conscious 'How Can It Be'.

· Finally available again on LP, this hidden gem is a

reminder of the greatness of one of R&B and

Soul's finest singers, songwriters and performers.