Love Wars

For the song by Queen & Elizabeth, see Love Wars (song).
Love Wars
Studio album by
Womack & Womack
Released1983
Recorded1983
StudioOcean Way Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenreR&B
Length41:57
LabelElektra
ProducerStewart Levine
Womack & Womack chronology
Love Wars
(1983) 		Radio M.U.S.C. Man
(1985)
Music video
HLove Wars • TopPop on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]

Love Wars is the 1983 debut album by musical duo Womack & Womack. The album, described by Chris Rizik of SoulTracks as "a critical favorite",[3] charted at number 34 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In his review of the album, music critic Robert Christgau praised husband Cecil Womack and wife Linda Womack as "[a]ce singers and songwriters (as opposed to singer-songwriters)", noting that "their lyrics about loss and conflict are sharper than those about love and happiness".[4]

Two singles from the album, "Love Wars" and "Baby I'm Scared of You", were hits in the UK, reaching number 14 and number 72 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.[5] The album was ranked number 4 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984 by NME, and the single "Love Wars" was ranked as the year's number 1 song.[6]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ^ Rizik, Chris. Womack and Womack. soultracks.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. Womack & Womack. robertchristgau.com Accessed January 2, 2008.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2002). Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (15th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-187-X., p.505
  6. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.