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Robert Cray’s entry into Universal’s Authorized Bootleg series is taken from an outdoor concert he gave in Austin, TX on May, 25 1987. Originally recorded and broadcast for the syndicated radio show King Biscuit Flower Hour, the concert captures Cray at something of a peak: his 1986 Strong Persuader album turned into an unexpected hit thanks to the single “Smoking Gun,” and he was drawing the kind of large audience blues artists usually couldn’t find during the Reagan years. But popularity isn’t the only reason that this Authorized Bootleg is a document of Cray at a peak -- his set list illustrated the depth of his blues, touching on Albert King’s “Natural Ball” and Jimmy Smith’s grooving “Back at the Chick Shack,” with his original material (including tunes written by Dennis Walker and recorded first by Cray, such as “Right Next Door (Because of Me)”) striking a balance of King’s soul-blues, Smith’s clean funk, and B.B. King’s crossover blues. Cray’s Stratocaster stabs are icier than B.B.’s leads, but he’s playing joyfully and singing with soul, which is the real reason this is a memorable date.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Robert Cray, MainArtist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dennis Walker, ComposerLyricist - Robert Cray, MainArtist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albert King, ComposerLyricist - Robert Cray, MainArtist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist - Johnny Guitar Watson, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Dewey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dennis Walker, ComposerLyricist - Robert Cray, MainArtist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Vannice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist - Peter Boe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist - Jimmy Smith, Composer - Bob Meyrowitz, Producer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Dennis L. Walker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
O. Washington, ComposerLyricist - Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter Boe, ComposerLyricist - David Amy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Michael Vannice, ComposerLyricist - Dennis L. Walker, ComposerLyricist - Bob Meyrowitz, Producer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Amy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Bromberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Robert Cray, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dennis Walker, ComposerLyricist - Robert Cray, MainArtist
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Robert Cray’s entry into Universal’s Authorized Bootleg series is taken from an outdoor concert he gave in Austin, TX on May, 25 1987. Originally recorded and broadcast for the syndicated radio show King Biscuit Flower Hour, the concert captures Cray at something of a peak: his 1986 Strong Persuader album turned into an unexpected hit thanks to the single “Smoking Gun,” and he was drawing the kind of large audience blues artists usually couldn’t find during the Reagan years. But popularity isn’t the only reason that this Authorized Bootleg is a document of Cray at a peak -- his set list illustrated the depth of his blues, touching on Albert King’s “Natural Ball” and Jimmy Smith’s grooving “Back at the Chick Shack,” with his original material (including tunes written by Dennis Walker and recorded first by Cray, such as “Right Next Door (Because of Me)”) striking a balance of King’s soul-blues, Smith’s clean funk, and B.B. King’s crossover blues. Cray’s Stratocaster stabs are icier than B.B.’s leads, but he’s playing joyfully and singing with soul, which is the real reason this is a memorable date.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:47
- Main artists: Robert Cray
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Wolfgang's Vault
- Genre: Blues
© 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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