Facts of Life is the fifth studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. The album was released on June 8, 1973, by United Artists Records. The album raced to No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It also charted at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop chart. The album included the hit single "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" (which charted No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart).
Facts of Life | ||||
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Released | June 8, 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 34:30 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Bobby Womack | |||
Bobby Womack chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" | James Cox | 2:59 |
2. | "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" | Womack | 3:51 |
3. | "If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)" | Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell | 2:49 |
4. | "That's Heaven to Me" | Sam Cooke | 2:53 |
5. | "Medley: Holdin' on to My Baby's Love / Nobody" | Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore | 3:13 |
6. | "Medley: Fact of Life / He'll Be There When the Sun Goes Down" | Womack | 6:21 |
7. | "Can't Stop a Man in Love" | George Soulé, Terry Woodford | 2:24 |
8. | "The Look of Love" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:51 |
9. | "Natural Man" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler | 2:48 |
10. | "All Along the Watchtower" | Bob Dylan | 3:21 |
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 37 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 6 |
Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
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US | US R&B | |||
1973 | "Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out" | 29 | 2 | |
"I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" | — | 80 | ||
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