Check It Out (Bobby Womack song)

"Check It Out"
Single by Bobby Womack
from the album I Don't Know What The World Is Coming To[1]
Released 1975 (1975)
Genre Soul, funk
Writer(s) Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack singles chronology
"You're Welcome, Stop on By"
(1975)		 "Check It Out"
(1975)		 "It's All Over Now"
(1975)

"Check It Out" is a 1975 Bobby Womack song. It was his only hit in that year, reaching No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States.[2][3]

Covers

The song was covered by The Sophisticated Ladies in 1977, [4] and also by Sean Costello, as recorded in 2005 for what would become his "In The Magic Shop" album, finally released in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Womack – I Don't Know What The World Is Coming To". Discogs. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Bobby Womack: My Autobiography - Midnight Mover 1782191445 2013 "The only hit I had in 1975 was 'Check It Out', with 'Daylight' coming a year later."
  3. ↑ Steve Hochman Popular Musicians: Sonny and Cher-ZZ Top 1999 - Page 1171 "Another rhythm-and-blues single of Womack's that became a hit during the 1970's was "Check It Out" (1975)."
  4. ↑ John Clemente Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked The World - 2013 Page 66 "In 1977, the group recorded and released another Bobby Womack tune, "Check It Out", on Bareback Records, as The Sophisticated Ladies. The ladies felt that The Bobbettes needed an updated sound and image. The single enjoyed some success in England."


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