Bobby Womack

The Bravest Man In The Universe

201211Jun

Please forgive my heart It’s not that the problem lies anywhere in there

Bobby Womack is set to release a brand new album on 11th June 2012 in the UK (12th in the US). Co-produced by Damon Albarn and XL’s Richard Russell, The Bravest Man In The Universe was recorded at Albarn's Studio 13 in west London and New York's Manhattan Center between October and December 2011. It's Bobby Womack's first album of original material since 1994's Resurrection. The album features vocal contributions from Fatoumata Diawara and Lana Del Rey.

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On Saturday 23 March Bobby Womack appeared as a guest live on The Jonathan Ross Show.

You can watch Bobby's interview with Jonathan about his life in music, as well as a stunning performance of Please Forgive My Heart, both of which below.

The full episode is available to watch in some...

Bobby Womack - Watch The Video For It's Been A Long Night

To coincide with this week's release of the expanded edition of The Bravest Man In The Universe, here's the video for Bobby Womack's...

Bobby Womack - Watch The Interview With Amoeba Music

Last June, Bobby Womack appeared at Amoeba Music record store in Hollywood for a live album signing.

During his visit, Bobby recorded...

Bobby Womack - Watch Bobby Perform On Jools' Hootenanny

Bobby Womack helped to bring in the New Year as he performed on the annual televised event, Jools' Hootenanny.

You can now watch the...

Bobby Womack - Watch Clash Magazine's Cover Shoot

Clash Magazine has named Bobby Womack's The Bravest Man In The Universe their album of the year and put him on the cover of their...

Recently Bobby Womack was interviewed for The Observer's Soundtrack Of My Life series, where he talked about the songs that have influenced and shaped him.

From the spirituals of his youth to the resounding notes of Sam Cooke, you can check out his selections in the playlist below.

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Bobby Womack - Watch Stupid Live On C a Vous

Bobby Womack has been in Paris for the past few days, last night he appeared live on air for French tv channel 5 programme C à...

Bobby Womack - Listen To Live Tracks From Inter

Last night Bobby Womack appeared on France's Inter radio for a special intimate concert and interview.

Playing alongside him were Damon...

Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe Wins Q Award

This afternoon, Bobby Womack's The Bravest Man In The Universe was named Best Album at the Q Awards.

Watch Bobby discuss his win with...

Bobby Womack - Watch The Bravest Man Session

Earlier this week, Pitchfork previewed their Bobby Womack live session with a clip of Bobby discussing his latest album, The Bravest Man...

Pitchfork just posted this great video of Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn and Richard Russell discussing their work together on Bobby's album, The Bravest Man In The Universe. A live session will follow later in the week.

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Bobby Womack - Watch The Bravest Man In The Universe Live On BBC's Later...

On Friday's extended episode of Later... With Jools Holland, Bobby Womack performed the title track from his latest album, The Bravest...

Bobby Womack - Watch Please Forgive My Heart Live On BBC's Later...

A few hours ago, Bobby Womack was joined by Damon Albarn and XL's Richard Russell, the producers of his album The Bravest Man In The...

Bobby Womack - Watch Dayglo Reflection Live With Damon Albarn & Lana Del Rey

A few minutes ago on Le Grand Journal, Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn & Lana Del Rey performed Dayglo Reflection live for the first time....

Bobby Womack - Apply For Tickets For Secret London Show

On Monday 1st October, Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn, Richard Russell and band will play a very special show in London. The venue is a...

Yesterday, Bobby Womack and his band (including Damon Albarn and Richard Russell) popped down to BBC 6 Music in London to record a session and chat with host Lauren Laverne.

You can listen to the whole session here, and watch Please Forgive My Heart below.

Bobby Womack - Watch The Bravest Man In The Universe Live On Fallon

Last night, Bobby Womack made a triumphant return to live television on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

Bobby Womack - See Photos From The Apple In Store Show

Last night Bobby Womack played his first live performance of tracks from The Bravest Man In The Universe in New York's flagship Apple...

Bobby Womack - Watch NYC Rehearsal Of The Bravest Man In The Universe

This week, Bobby Womack is in New York City for some very special performances. He's joined by Damon Albarn, Richard Russell, Kwes, Remi...

Bobby Womack - Listen To The Front Row Documentary On His Career

Last night BBC Radio 4's Front Row focussed on the rich and colourful career of Bobby Womack.

In conversations with Bobby, Damon Albarn...

Garage stalwart Wookie has produced a new remix of Bobby Womack's Love Is Gonna Lift You Up, which you can hear below.

Taken from Bobby's latest album The Bravest Man In The Universe, the new remix follows last month's mix by Julio Bashmore.

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Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe - A Mobile Interactive Music Video

You can now explore the universe with Bobby Womack, in a new interactive music video for mobile devices.

Created as a collaboration...

Bobby Womack - Listen To Love Is Gonna Lift You Up (Julio Bashmore Remix)

Here to massively improve your Friday night is the brand new Julio Bashmore remix of Bobby Womack's Love Is Gonna Lift You Up. So big.

Bobby Womack - New Video For Whatever Happened To The Times

Directed by Jamie-James Medina & Yusuf Pirhasan, the new video for Bobby's Whatever Happened To The Times finds our intrepid hero...

Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe, Out Today

Today we release our third album of 2012, Bobby Womack's The Bravest Man In The Universe.

The record was co-produced by Damon Albarn...

And now for the real Jubilee (Track 11). Bobby's new album, The Bravest Man In The Universe, is out next week but you can stream the whole thing now at The Guardian and NPR.