Bobby Womack - Home Is Where the Heart Is/Pieces

This Soul Brother two-fer pairs Bobby Womack's mid-'70s LPs for Columbia, a period that heralded a shift from the earthy deep soul sensibility of his previous records to a slicker, more sophisticated approach in step with the changing sound of contemporary R&B. Somewhat surprisingly, the transition not only proves seamless, but in fact 1976's Home Is Where The Heart Is looms as Womack's most compelling LP in some time -- though recorded in both Muscle Shoals and Los Angeles, it's to the album's credit that its disparate parts fit together like a well-oiled machine. Read More