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Robert Cray Band: Nothin But Love

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On August 28, 2012, “Provogue” label released “Nothin but Love”, the 16th Robert Cray studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Revolver Recordings” in Thousand Oaks, California, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  • Jim Pugh – piano, Hammond organ
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Tony Braunagel – drums
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Jeff Bova – string arrangements
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Leon Zervos – mastering
  • Roy Koch – artwork
  • Vincenzo Giammanco – photography
  • Jeff Katz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

  1. Won’t Be Coming Home – Richard Cousins, Hendrix Ackle
  2. Worry – Jim Pugh, Tony Braunagel
  3. I’ll Always Remember You – Jim Pugh
  4. Side Dish
  5. A Memo – Richard Cousins, Hendrix Ackle
  6. Blues Get Off My Shoulder – Bobby Parker Jr.
  7. Fix This
  8. I’m Done Cryin’
  9. Great Big Old House
  10. Sadder Days

Robert Cray: Sweet Potato Pie

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On May 5, 1997, “Mercury” label released “Sweet Potato Pie”, the tenth Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Ardent Studiios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Robert Cray.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Pugh – keyboards
  • Karl Sevareid – bass
  • Kevin Hayes – drums
  • John Hampton – recording
  • Skidd Mills – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

  1. Nothing Against You
  2. Do That for Me
  3. Back Home
  4. The One in the Middle – Jimmy Pugh
  5. Little Birds
  6. Trick or Treat – Otis Redding
  7. Simple Things
  8. Jealous Minds – Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Pugh
  9. Not Bad for Love
  10. I Can’t Quit

Robert Cray: In My Soul

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On March 31, 2014, “Provogue” label released “In My Soul”, the 17th Robert Cray album (credited to Robert Cray Band). It was recorded in 2013, at “Santa Barbara Sound Studios” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  1. Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  2. Dover Weinberg – keyboards
  3. Richard Cousins – bass
  4. Les Falconer – vocal, drums
  5. Steve Jordan – drums, percussion, mixing
  6. Trevor Lawrence – tenor sacophone
  7. Steve Madaio – trumpet
  8. Niko Bolas – engineer
  9. Dom Camardella, Tomas del Toro-Diaz – engineer assistant
  10. Niko Bolas – mixing
  11. Greg Calbi – mastering
  12. Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
  13. Roy Koch – artwork
  14. Jeff Katz Photography – photography
  15. Fallout Ent – studio album

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

  1. You Move Me
  2. Nobody’s Fault but Mine – Otis Redding
  3. Fine Yesterday
  4. You Good Thing Is Above to End – David Porter, Isaac Hayes
  5. I Guess I’ll Never Know – Jeff Paris, Les Falconer, Rick Whitfield
  6. Hold On – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  7. What Would You Say
  8. Hip Tight Onions – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  9. You’re Everything
  10. Deep in My Soul

Robert Cray: That’s What I Heard

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On February 28, 2020, “Nozzle” label released “That’s What I Heard”, the 20th Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Steve Perry – vocals
  • The Craylettes – vocals
  • The Steves – vocals
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  • Dover Weinberg – keyboards
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Terence F. Clark – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Jordan – vocals, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Trevor Lawrence – saxophone, recording
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Steve Genewick – additional recording
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Keith Brogdon – cover design
  • Jeff Katz – cover photography
  • Antonie Sanfuentes – additional photography
  • Gregory Zaccaria – guitar technician
  • Paul Jamieson – drums technician

Track listing:

  1. Anything You Want – Robert Cray
  2. Burying Ground – Don Robey
  3. You’re the One – Deadric Malone
  4. This Man – Robert Cray
  5. You’ll Want Me Back – Curtis Mayfield
  6. Hot – Robert Cray
  7. Promises You Can’t Keep – Danny Kortchmar, Kim Wilson, Steve Jordan
  8. To Be with You – Robert Cray
  9. My Baby Likes to Boogaloo – Don Gardner
  10. Can’t Make Me Change – Robert Cray
  11. A Little Less Lonely – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  12. Do It – Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler

Robert Cray: Twenty

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On May 24, 2005, “Sanctuary” label released “Twenty”, the 15th Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Sound City Recording Studios” in Van Nuys, CA, and was produced by Robert Cray and James Pugh.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  • Karl Sevareid – acoustic and electric bass
  • James Pugh – keyboards
  • Kevin Hayes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray; except where noted.

  1. Poor Johnny
  2. That Ain’t Love
  3. Does It Really Matter – Scott Mathews, James Pugh
  4. Fadin’ Away
  5. My Last Regret – James Pugh
  6. It Doesn’t Show
  7. I’m Walkin’ – Chris Hayes, Kevin Hayes
  8. Twenty
  9. I Know You Will – John Hanes, James Pugh
  10. I Forgot to Be Your Lover – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  11. Two Steps from the End – James Pugh

Robert Cray: Strong Persuader

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On November 17, 1986, “Mercury” label released “Strong Persuader”, the fifth   Robert Cray studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Sage & Sound and Haywood’s” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray– vocals, guitar
  • Peter Boe – keyboards
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • David Olson – drums
  • Lee Spath – percussion
  • Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson– trumpet, trombone
  • Fidel Bell – mixing assistant
  • Charlie Brocco – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. Smoking Gun – David Amy, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray
  2. I Guess I Showed Her – Dennis Walker
  3. Right Next Door (Because of Me) – Dennis Walker
  4. Nothin’ But a Woman – David Amy, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray, Peter Boe, David Olson
  5. Still Around – Peter Boe
  6. More Than I Can Stand – Robert Cray
  7. Foul Play – Dennis Walker
  8. I Wonder – Robert Cray
  9. Fantasized – Dennis Walker
  10. New Blood – David Amy, Peter Boe, Robert Cray, Ozall Washington

The Robert Cray Band: This Time

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On August 11, 2009, “Vanguard” and “Nozzle Records” labels released “This Time”, album by Robert Cray Band (The) album (the 18th Robert Cray album overal). It was recorded in 2009, at “Santa Barbara Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Robert Cray.

Personnel:

• Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
• Jim Pugh – keyboards
• Richard Cousins – bass guitar
• Tony Braunagel – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

1. Chicken In The Kitchen
2. I Can’t Fail
3. Love 2009 – Jim Pugh
4. That’s What Keeps Me Rockin’ – Tony Braungel, Schell
5. This Time
6. To Be True – Jim Pugh, Richard Cousins
7. Forever Goodbye – Robert Cray, Sue Turner-Cray
8. Trouble and Pain
9. Truce – Richard Cousins, Hendrix Ackle

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: Soft Vengeance

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On June 3, 1996, “Grapevine” label released “Soft Vengeance”, the 14th Manfred Mann’s Earth Band album. It was recorded 1992 – 1996, at Workhouse Studios” in  London, and was produced by Manfred Mann and  Richard James Burgess.

Personnel:

  • Manfred Mann- keyboards, programming
  • Chris Thompson- vocals
  • Mick Rogers- guitars
  • Steve Kinch- bass
  • Dave Farmer – drums
  • Clive Bunker- drums
  • Noel McCalla– vocals
  • Russell Hoban- speech
  • Richard Marcangelo– drums
  • Richard James Burgess– drums
  • Gavin Harrison– drums
  • Andy Pask– bass
  • Tony Patler – bass
  • Gary Farmer – guitar
  • Clem Clempson– guitar
  • Mitch Dalton – guitar
  • Tony Patler – guitar
  • Gary Sanctuary- Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Linda Taylor – backing vocals
  • Maggie Ryder- backing vocals
  • Carol Kenyon- backing vocals
  • Janice Hoyte – backing vocals
  • Diane Byrch – backing vocals
  • Stevie Lange – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Pleasure and Pain – Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
  2. Play with Fire – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  3. Nothing Ever Happens – Justin Currie
  4. Shelter from The Storm – Bob Dylan
  5. Tumbling Ball – Mark Spiro
  6. The Price I Pay – Robert Cray, Dennis Walker
  7. Lose The Touch – Cyril Schumann
  8. Adults Only – Manfred Mann
  9. Wherever Love Drops — Part One – Manfred Mann, Russell Hoban
  10. The Complete History Of Sexual Jealousy – Nick Currie
  11. 99 lb – Dannie Bryant
  12. Miss You – Cyril Schumann
  13. Nature Of The Beast – Doc Neeson, Geoffrey Leib
  14. Wherever Love Drops — Part Two – Manfred Mann, Russell Hoban, Anthony Moore

Wayne Jackson

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On June 21, 2016, Wayne Lamar Jackson died aged 74. He was musician (trumpet, trombone, French horn). song writer and producer, playing trumpet in the “Stax Records” house band The Mar – Keys, but best known as co-founder, together with Andrew Love, and member of The Memphis Horns, regarded as  “arguably the greatest soul horn section ever”. Jackson and Love played together on 52 No. 1 songs, and recorded and toured with many famous names, including Elvis Presley, Otis Reding, Neil Diamond, Aretha Franklin, The Doobie Brothers, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Jimmy Buffet, Robert Cray, Sam & Dave and many others. In 2012, the Memphis Horns received a “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” for outstanding artistic significance in music.

Andrew Love

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On April 12, 2012, Andrew Love died aged 70. He was musician (saxophone), best known for being a member of The Memphis Horns. He was session musician at “Stax Records”, and together with trumpet player Wayne Jackson, he created the signature of Stax horn sound. Love has recorded and toured with many famous artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Dusty Springfield, The Doobie Brothers, Jimmy Buffett and Robert Cray.