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Cecil Womack (born 1947) and his wife
Linda (born 1952) 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 Valentinos and toured with
Sam Cooke in the early '60s;
Linda was
Cooke's daughter. Both Womacks 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 songwriting 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.C. Man (1985) contains unfinished
Sam Cooke songs completed by the duo. It was followed by
Conscience in 1988 and Family Spirit in 1991. ~ William Ruhlmann