Shadow Dancin'
These tracks may be a bit too smooth for some of you, but Valentines Day is coming up so all you foos better get with the program. Cecil and Linda Womack make up the husband and wife duo Womack & Womack. Linda Womack is the late Sam Cooke's daughter and Cecil's brother Bobby Womack is a well known R&B artist. There are quite a few scandals that surround the family and as it turns out, Linda is Cecil's niece through marriage.
Womack & Womack have a very unique sound that seems to blend modern soul, country, and pop seamlessly. There is a lot of Sam Cook influence in there as well. I first heard Conscience of My Conscience in the Henrik Schwarz DJ Kicks and it remains one of my favorite jamz. I picked up the Strange and Funny 12" a while back and I love its country soul vibe. Teardrops is a dancefloor ready tune that was recently covered (and surprisingly, not in an "ironic" indie way) by the xx.
Womack & Womack - Conscience Of My Conscience
Womack & Womack - Teardrops (Extended Remix)
Womack & Womack - Strange And Funny
Posted by Joel Brüt | 6 comments
Labels: Bobby Womack, modern soul, Womack and Womack
February 2, 2010 at 2:30 PM
cheers, good tunes - great singers - thanks for the memories
February 3, 2010 at 6:38 AM
Links for Conscience and Strange and Funny are flip-flopped. Great stuff, regardless! Thanks
February 3, 2010 at 7:21 AM
Fixed!
February 4, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Nice selection. Scared of you/Teardrops/Love Wars/Conscience/M.P.B./Ballgame are some of my favourite jams from the 80's.
Good memories! Thank you.
February 13, 2010 at 2:34 AM
Interesting Selection, Here some hottest collection of jams from the 80's I loved it.
June 8, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Superb blog. Nice collection. hanks for sharing..