{"id":11047,"date":"2012-06-06T10:48:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T18:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=11047"},"modified":"2012-06-06T10:48:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T18:48:28","slug":"new-bobby-womack-album-out-on-june-12th-produced-by-damon-albarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-06\/new-bobby-womack-album-out-on-june-12th-produced-by-damon-albarn\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bobby Womack Album Out on June 12th (Produced by Damon Albarn)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-11050\" title=\"Bobby-Womack-The-Bravest-Man-In-The-Universe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Womack-The-Bravest-Man-In-The-Universe-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Womack-The-Bravest-Man-In-The-Universe-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Womack-The-Bravest-Man-In-The-Universe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Womack-The-Bravest-Man-In-The-Universe-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Womack-The-Bravest-Man-In-The-Universe.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With all the great <strong>renewable-soul-energy<\/strong> acts gracing the airwaves (<strong>Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones, Lee Fields<\/strong>, etc.), you knew it was only a matter of time before the better-known stalwarts would thankfully jump back on the bandwagon.\u00a0 Once again<strong> Damon Albarn<\/strong> (Blur, Gorillaz) read the tea leaves early and wowed<strong> Bobby Womack<\/strong> a few years back into singing on <strong>Gorillaz&#8217; Plastic Beach<\/strong> album.\u00a0 Albarn has now returned the favor and perfectly produced (together with <strong>Richard Russell<\/strong>) Womack&#8217;s imminent new album, <strong>The Bravest Man in the Universe<\/strong>.\u00a0 From the tracks we&#8217;ve heard (below), Womack&#8217;s recent bout with cancer (he was thankfully declared cancer-free two weeks ago) has served these songs incredibly well.\u00a0 Check the first single off the album, <strong>Please Forgive My Heart<\/strong>, and then a soulful solo performance of another song off the album, the gospel traditional <em><strong>Deep River<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 And finally check out Womack accompanied by the still-up-and-coming <strong>Lana Del Rey<\/strong> on <em><strong>Dayglo Reflection<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0 These are the sounds of soul, acknowledgment and grace.\u00a0 Long live Bobby Womack!\u00a0 You can stream the entire album for a time over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/06\/03\/154085803\/first-listen-bobby-womack-the-bravest-man-in-the-universe\"><strong>NPR<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Th2XiEN2Dcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Womack - Deep River\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3XNFXWJZvUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Womack - Dayglo Reflection (feat. 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