Q - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Womack's I/you/him/we-fixated sub-soaps brought to vibrant life by his fabulous singing/talking voice, sinuous guitar work and, well, the funk..."
Muzik - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Bobby at his gloriously soulful best and is totally unmissable!"
NME - 8 - Excellent - "...finds Womack recovered from drug/booze abuse, pushing great performances out of those shot lungs one more time..."
Living Blues - "'Where Do We Go From Here,' though ostensibly a lovers' plea, is crafted to encompass a much vaster emotional and existential scope -- in the great soul tradition, Womack delivers this love ballad with such conviction...you almost think he's meditating on the fate of the human condition itself."
Rovi
Eschewing the orchestrated sound that dominated much of his 1970s output, the Across 110th Street soundtrack being the definitive example, with The Poet Womack stays in that slick vein, but this time does so with a soft jazz feel. Workouts like "Where Do We Go from Here" contain long intros and codas with Womack's gruff vocal style trading off with the silky voices of a female choir; on "So Many Sides of You," one of the more rollicking songs on the record, the piano, drums, and Nathan East's bass are as crisp as a new dollar bill. A bonus, aside from the songs, is the great cover art, which shows Womack decked out in a lavender sports coat and a pair of sunglasses, which only someone of his soulful grace could pull off. [This edition includes two bonus tracks.] ~ Steve Kurutz|
Rovi
Eschewing the orchestrated sound that dominated much of his 1970s output, the Across 110th Street soundtrack being the definitive example, with The Poet Womack stays in that slick vein, but this time does so with a soft jazz feel. Workouts like "Where Do We Go from Here" contain long intros and codas with Womack's gruff vocal style trading off with the silky voices of a female choir; on "So Many Sides of You," one of the more rollicking songs on the record, the piano, drums, and Nathan East's bass are as crisp as a new dollar bill. A bonus, aside from the songs, is the great cover art, which shows Womack decked out in a lavender sports coat and a pair of sunglasses, which only someone of his soulful grace could pull off. ~ Steve Kurutz
Rovi