Love Wars

Love Wars
Studio album by Womack & Womack
Released	1983
Genre	R&B
Length	41:57
Label	Elektra
Producer	Stewart Levine
Womack & Womack chronology
Love Wars (1983) Radio M.U.S.C. Man (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]

Love Wars is the 1983 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of Soul Tracks as "a critical favorite",^[3] charted at number 34 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praised husband Cecil Womack and wife Linda Womack as "[a]ce singers and songwriters (as opposed to singer-songwriters)", noting that "their lyrics about loss and conflict are sharper than those about love and happiness".^[4] Two singles from the album, "Love Wars" and "Baby I'm Scared of You", were hits in the UK, reaching number 14 and number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.^[5]

Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, all tracks by Cecil Womack and Linda Womack.

1. "Love Wars" - 5:58
2. "Express Myself" – 4:52
3. "Baby I'm Scared of You" (Eddie Noble, Jr., C. Womack, L. Womack) – 5:38
4. "T.K.O." (Noble, C. Womack, L. Womack) – 4:14
5. "A.P.B." (C. Womack, Friendly Womack, L. Womack) – 5:31
6. "Catch and Don't Look Back" (C. Womack, L. Womack, Naomi Womack) – 5:26
7. "Woman" – 4:17
8. "Angel" (a.k.a. Angie") (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:55
9. "Good Times" – 3:06

Personnel

Performance

• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Nathan East – bass
• James Gadson – drums
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Neil Larsen – synthesizer, guitar, piano
• Denzil Miller – keyboard
• Eddie Noble, Jr. – synthesizer
• Bobby Womack – background vocals
• Cecil Womack – bass, guitar, vocals
• Curtis Womack – vocals, background vocals
• Friendly Womack, Jr. – background vocals
• Linda Womack – vocals, background vocals
• Naomi Womack – background vocals
• Noel "Stacy" Womack – background vocals
• Art Wood – drums

Production

• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Mark Ettel – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Michael Kennedy – photography
• Stewart Levine – producer
• Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (January 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
3. Rizik, Chris. Womack and Womack. soultracks.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
4. Christgau, Robert. Womack & Womack. robertchristgau.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
5. Roberts, David (2002). Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (15th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-187-X., p.505