Video: Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart (Funk Version)

Filed under: News Jamie Sabau, Getty Images As Spinner previously reported, singer Bobby Womack was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year and required surgery . Now, according to Pitchfork, Womack has just been given a clean bill of health from his doctors and is reportedly cancer-free . "We're delighted to announce that Bobby Womack has successfully undergone surgery for suspected colon cancer," a note on the singer's [...]

Bobby Womack 's new album, The Bravest Man In The Universe , is going to be very special indeed. Co-produced by [ do action="main-artist"]Damon Albarn[/do] and Richard Russell , the record will be his 26th - and the first since the artist was diagnosed with cancer. This Albarn and Russell re-edit of the eponymous single is one of the most beautiful things I've heard all year, with Womack's remarkable voice sitting atop a delicate, d'n'b-aping drum loop. The Bravest Man In [...]

It's safe to say that Bobby Womack 's fan base has likely been experiencing some rapid growth due the incorporation of new converts thanks to his recent collaborative efforts with Damon Albarn in the past couple years, and more recently XL honcho Richard Russell . While the soulful confessional "Please Forgive My Heart", off of Womack's upcoming album  The Bravest Man In The Universe,  is a great record in its original form, Albarn and Russell take the lead single to the next level with a high-octane DJ/rave-friendly rework that is sure to further broaden the appeal of Womack and his upcoming album.  [...]

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The release of Bobby Womack 's The Bravest Man in the Universe is fast approaching, so XL Recordings is back at it to release some new material. We have already heard the riveting " Please Forgive My Heart ", but here is a funk version to spice things up. While the track isn't quite as funky as I was hoping, it does shed some new light on the piece. The Bravest Man in the Universe is due out June 12 via XL Recordings.

Like Bobby Womack's 'Please Forgive My Heart'? Wish it had ravier drums? Then you'll be pleased to know that there's ... Continue reading �

Vietnam-era soul great Bobby Womack will soon release his new album The Bravest Man In The Universe , which Damon Albarn and XL Records boss Richard Russell produced together. We've already posted the wailing confessional " Please Forgive My Heart " (as well as the title track ), and now here's the song's dancefloor-ready "funk" version, which comes with drums that owe more to circa-'90s rave. Listen below. Read More...

Legendary R&B singer Bobby Womack is releasing The Bravest Man In The Universe on June 12th on XL Recordings. It's his first album of original material since his 1994 release, The Resurrection. Womack's new album was co-produced by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and Richard Russell and was recorded between October and December of last year ... Continue reading �