Roads of Life

Roads of Life
Roads of Life
Studio album by Bobby Womack
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama, and Magic Wand Studios Los Angeles, California
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	38:42
Label	Arista
Producer	Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Bobby Womack chronology

Roads of Life is the twelfth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. It was released in 1979 by Arista Records. It was dedicated to his late son Truth Womack (January 27, 1978 – June 2, 1978). The album was Bobby Womack's only album for Arista Records. It reached number 55 on the Top Soul Albums charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	^[2]

The Bay State Banner noted that "most of Womack's ... session choices are California jazz men whose preoccupations are far from the vernacular vamping you hear in progressive disco boogie or the baroque elegance of such Chicago soul dreams as Tyrone Davis and Peabo Bryson songs."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Roads of Life"	Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack	5:28
2.	"How Could You Break My Heart"	Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten	5:17
3.	"Honey Dripper Boogie"	Bobby Womack	4:51
4.	"The Roots in Me"	Bobby Womack, Leon Ware	4:49
5.	"What Are You Doin'"	Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack	4:29
6.	"Give It Up"	Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack	4:39
7.	"Mr. D.J. Don't Stop The Music"	Bobby Womack	5:17
8.	"I Honestly Love You"	Peter Allen, Jeff Barry	3:50

Personnel

Bobby Womack - lead vocals, guitar
Cecil Womack, Howie McDonald, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Byrom, Reggie Young - guitar
Anthony Willis, Bob Wray, David Hood - bass
Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Jack Ashford, Jimmy "Bebop" Evans, Roger Hawkins - drums, percussion
Barry Beckett, Patrick Moten, Randy McCormick, Tim Henson - keyboards
Ben Cauley, Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades, Wayne Jackson - horns
Melissa Manchester - guest vocals on "The Roots in Me"
Pat Hodges, Denita James, Jessica Smith - backing vocals
Leon Ware - vocal arrangements

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Top Soul Albums^[4]	55

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
Year	Single	US R&B
1978	"How Could You Break My Heart "	40

References

^ "Roads of Life - Bobby Womack | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 367.
^ Freedberg, Mike (14 June 1979). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 36. p. 14.
^ "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
^ "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

[1] "Roads of Life - Bobby Womack | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-07.

[2] Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 367.

[3] Freedberg, Mike (14 June 1979). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 36. p. 14.

[allmusic_albums-4] "Bobby Womack US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

[allmusic_singles-5] "Bobby Womack US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

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Discography
Studio albums	Fly Me to the Moon (1969) My Prescription (1970) Communication (1971) Understanding (1972) Facts of Life (1973) Lookin' for a Love Again (1974) I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To (1975) Safety Zone (1975) BW Goes C&W (1976) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976) Pieces (1978) Roads of Life (1979) The Poet (1981) The Poet II (1984) So Many Rivers (1985) Someday We'll All Be Free (1985) Womagic (1986) The Last Soul Man (1987) Save the Children (1989) Resurrection (1994) Back to My Roots (1999) Traditions (1999) The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012)
Singles	"California Dreamin'" "Fly Me to the Moon" "How I Miss You Baby" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "That's the Way I Feel About Cha" "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Harry Hippie" "Across 110th Street" "Lookin' for a Love" "Daylight" "If You Think You're Lonely Now" "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" "Someday We'll All Be Free" "Living in a Box" "Please Forgive My Heart"