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Womack and Womack

Cecil Womack and his wife Linda had a long history before the release of their first duo album in 1983. Cecil was one of the gospel-singing Womack Brothers who became the Valentino's and toured with Sam Cooke in the early '60s, whilst Linda was Cooke's daughter.

Both Womack's were successful songwriters for such performers as Teddy Pendergrass, Wilson Pickett, and Aretha Franklin, prior to hooking up as a performing team.

The focus is on song writing in their collaboration. They began with Love Wars, which featured the top 40 R&B hit Baby I'm Scared of You. Radio M.U.S.I.C. Man (1985) contains unfinished Sam Cooke songs completed by the duo and it was followed by Conscience in 1988 and Family Spirit in 1991