So Many Rivers

So Many Rivers
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1985
GenreR&B
Length41:01
LabelMCA
ProducerBobby Womack, James Gadson
Bobby Womack chronology
The Poet II
(1984)
So Many Rivers
(1985)
Someday We'll All Be Free
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

So Many Rivers is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Womack. The album was released in 1985 on MCA Records.[3][4] The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much"Harold Payne, James Eubanks, Peter Luboff3:54
2."So, Baby, Don't Leave Home Without It"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne4:02
3."So Many Rivers"Bobby Womack, Jim Ford4:22
4."Got to Be With You Tonight"Bobby Womack, Harold Payne4:00
5."Gypsy Woman"Curtis Mayfield4:23
6."Whatever Happened to the Times?"Bobby Womack, Jim Ford4:16
7."Let Me Kiss It Where It Hurts"Bobby Womack4:45
8."Only Survivor"Cecil Womack, Linda Womack3:49
9."That's Where It's At"Sam Cooke3:42
10."Check It Out"Bobby Womack, Jim Ford3:48

Personnel

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Critical reception

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So Many Rivers was ranked number 8 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1985 by NME.[5]

References

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  1. ^ So Many Rivers at AllMusic
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (2006). "Womack, Bobby". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 751–2. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ^ "So Many Rivers - Bobby Womack". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ^ "Billboard". 1985-10-05. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  5. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.