Bobby Womack

The Poet/The Poet II ABKCO. CD/LP

Remastered for vinyl, 1981’s The

Poet re-established Womack as one of the last surviving soul greats through a side of deep ballads (If You Think You’re Lonely Now the pick) and one of uptempo R&B. Poet II, from ’84, played it safer. A Patti Labelle duet hit big; George Benson also guested. GB