Save the Children is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1989 by SOLAR Records. Womack stated that it was influenced by Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the album "doesn't play as effectively to Womack's strengths, and frequently eschews the singer's gospel roots for the soul-pop sound of Stevie Wonder's '70s albums."
Track listing
Personnel
- Bobby Womack - vocals, guitar
- Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, Jr. - vocals on "Baby I'm Back"
- Carlos Santana - guitar on "Too Close for Comfort" and "Tough Job"
- Blake Smith - guitar
- Ray Gilliard - bass guitar
- Alicia McCracken, Frank Hamilton, Patrick Moten - keyboards
- Ananias Chambers, Gus Anthony Flores - percussion
- Bernard Baisden, Gerald Albright, Joe Campbell, Lesli Carroll, Nolan Smith, Rastine Calhoun - horns
- Alice Echols, Brandy Diana Moss, Brenda Lee Eager, Hillard Wilson, Lana Clarkson, Michelle Layborn, Pamela Starks, Patricia Henley - backing vocals
- Brad Cole, Cecil Womack, Frank "Rusty" Hamilton, William Zimmerman - programming
- Ron Wood - cover painting
References