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Robert Cray: Shoulda Been Home jazz review by Al Rearick, published on September 1, 2001. Find thousands reviews at All About Jazz! Jan 22, 2013 Shoulda Been Home (2001). Night Music #121 1989 Robert Cray, John Hiatt, Nat King Cole, Tracy Nelson, World Saxophone Quartet - Duration: 45:51.
Robert Cray Should A Been Home
Perhaps the most telling tune on Shoulda Been Home is the T-Bone Walker-influenced 'Renew Blues,' not because of the style, but because the slow blues fades out after just one tiny minute. By contrast, the mellow soul sway of 'Out of Eden' stretches out to over nine minutes. Robert Cray has been heralded as a savior of modern blues, but the truth is Cray's music is much closer to the vintage soul of O.V. Wright and Otis Redding than the 12-bar form of B.B.
King or Albert King. Granted, his punctuating Stratocaster guitar riffs borrow from the books of all the blues masters, but his songwriting and arranging don't. Often backed by arpeggiated guitar chords, Cray's vocals are front and center here, passionately leaning into these predominantly slow or mid-tempo tunes. By contrast, only a couple of cuts are upbeat enough to really get the knees a-shakin'. Atp emtp tutorial. The infectious opening cut 'Baby's Arms' - the best tune on the record - could have been a hit single for Stax Records, and Sir Mack Rice's upbeat 'Love Sickness' was a hit for Stax Records. Meanwhile, 'Help Me Forget,' with its mellow, candlelight mood, could have been a hit for Barry White.
In fact, most of the tunes on Shoulda Been Home are the perfect compliment for sharing a big can of Schlitz Malt Liquor with the one you love in a dimly lit room. Ironically, three of the 12 tunes herein are much more standard blues forms than Cray may have ever released: the aforementioned 'Renew Blues,' as well as a pair of Elmore James covers. Robert Cray may be the savior of vintage soul, but he does just enough to warrant the label of 'blues savior' as well.
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Shoulda Been Home by Released May 15, 2001 Recorded,;, Length 52: 45 chronology (1999) 1999 Shoulda Been Home (2001) (2003) 2003 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Positive Mixed Shoulda Been Home is a album by musician consisting of 12 fresh tracks, seven of them written or co-written by Cray. It was released with. Track listing All tracks composed by Robert Cray; except where indicated. 'Baby's Arms' – 2:55.
Robert Cray Should A Been Home Review
'Already Gone' – 6:32. 'Anytime' (Jim Pugh) – 5:26. 'Love Sickness' 2:59. 'I'm Afraid' – 3:11.
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'No One Special' – 4:47. 'Out of Eden' (Jim Pugh) – 9:19. 'Cry for Me Baby' – 3:06. 'Far Away' (Cray, S.
Turner) – 6:24. 'Renew Blues' (Cray, Jim Pugh, Kevin Hayes, Karl Sevareid) – 1:02. 'Help Me Forget' – 4:18. 'The 12 Year Old Boy' (Mel London) – 2:46.