The Poet II
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The Poet II is the fourteenth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1984, by Beverly Glen Music.[1] The album features three duets with fellow soul legend Patti LaBelle, including the top three R&B charted ballad, "Love Has Finally Come At Last", and the more modest follow-up, "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye". It also includes the top 75 UK dance hit, "Tell Me Why". The UK music magazine NME named it the best album of 1984.[2]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Bobby Womack – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, arrangements
- Patti LaBelle – vocals
- Courtney Sappington, David T. Walker, George Benson, Robert Palmer – guitar
- David Shields – bass
- Michael Wycoff – keyboards
- Denzil "Broadway" Miller, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton – synthesizer
- James E. Gadson – drums
- Fred Johnson – electronic drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Frank "Rusty" Hamilton − harmonica
- Fernando Harkless, Fred Wesley, Harry Kim, Sidney Muldrow, Thurman Green, Wilton Felder – horns
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- James Gadson, Kathy Bloxson, Regina Womack, The Valentinos, Luther Waters, Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Waters – background vocals
- David Blumberg – string arrangements
- Technical
- Otis Smith – executive producer
- Barney Perkins − mix engineer
References
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