Bobby Womack Lookin’ For A Love Again

UNITED ARTISTS 1974, £20

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After his soundtrack (see 5), Womack hit a purple patch in 1973 on two releases, this set and Facts Of Life, with its classic of weary heartbreak, I’m Through Trying To Prove My Love To You. However, Lookin’

For A Love Again is the more cohesive LP. The Valentinos’ signature hit is revisited at the start – it’s aged wonderfully – and another great ballad of heartache, I Don’t Wanna Be Hurt By Ya Love Again, is also a highlight. Doing It My Way’s relaxed autobiography is right in the moment, while You’re Welcome To Stop On By hits a gliding groove. Let It Hang Out sets the prime of Muscle Shoals on that driving beat; Copper Kettle is AF Beddoe’s folk song about moonshine whiskey.