Robert Cray - Robert Cray, Got To Make A Comeback (A Butterboy Compilation) (6x CDs)

ROBERT CRAY

Robert Cray - Robert Cray, Got To Make A Comeback (A Butterboy Compilation) (6x CDs)

Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953 in Columbus, Georgia, USA) is an American blues guitarist and singer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he has led his own band, as well as an acclaimed solo career.

Cray started playing guitar in his early teens. He attended Denbigh High School in Newport News, Viginia and wanted to become an architect, but around the same time that he began to study architectural design he formed the band Steakface, which played covers by Jimi Hendrix, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Fleetwood Mac, and others.

By the age of twenty, Cray had seen his heroes Albert Collins, Freddie King and Muddy Waters in concert and decided to form his own band; they began playing college towns on the West Coast. In the late 1970s he lived in Eugene, Oregon, where he formed the Robert Cray Band and collaborated with Curtis Salgado in the Cray-Hawks. In the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House, Cray was the uncredited bassist in the house party band Otis Day and the Knights. After several years of regional success, Cray was signed to Mercury Records in 1982. Two albums on HighTone Records in the mid-80's, Bad Influence and False Accusations, were moderately successful in the United States and in Europe, where he was building a reputation as a live artist. His fourth album release, Strong Persuader, produced by Dennis Walker, received a Grammy Award, while the crossover single 'Smokin' Gun' gave him wider appeal and name recognition. (Wikipedia)

...One of the most important things that set Cray apart from his peers on the blues scene in the '80s and '90s was his focus on songwriting rather than guitar heroics. While he was an impressively strong player, his soloing was clean and concise for the most part, without excessive showboating, and his songs were more closely related to vintage Southern soul in their storytelling and sense of character than in the typical 12-bar paeans to whiskey and women favored by most blues acts of the era. (AMG extract)

Cray’s producer Steve Jordan adds, “People gravitate to his guitar playing first, but I think he’s one of the best singers I’ve heard in my life.” It really is a shame because this guy has a voice that matches his guitar playing. 

Born from a love of Soul, R&B, Gospel, Blues and Rock n Roll, Robert Cray brought blues back to the charts in the '80s via songs that defined blues themes but added modern and personal twists with his jangly rhythm guitar.

Presented here are 91 handpick tracks from his wonderful catalogue of modern blues. Not all the hits are here, and these can be found on a number of greatest hits CDs available. These tracks are a mix of deep cuts and personal favourites. 

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Track lists

CD1

01 Robert Cray - Got To Make A Comeback 2:53

02 Robert Cray - The Score 4:08

03 Robert Cray - When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You 3:21

04 Robert Cray - Sleeping In The Ground 3:21

05 Robert Cray - Who's Been Talkin' 3:45

06 Robert Cray - If You're Thinkin' What I'm Thinkin' 4:25

07 Robert Cray - Waiting For The Tide To Turn 3:31

08 Robert Cray - March On 2:25

09 Robert Cray - Share What You've Got, Keep What You Need 3:50

10 Robert Cray - Porch Light 5:08

11 Robert Cray - She's Gone 2:54

12 Robert Cray - Playin' In The Dirt 3:50

13 Robert Cray - I've Slipped Her Mind 5:22

14 Robert Cray - The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This) 3:59

15 Robert Cray - Guess I Showed Her 3:40

16 Robert Cray - Right Next Door 4:20

CD2

17 Robert Cray - Nothing But A Woman 3:59

18 Robert Cray - Still Around 3:42

19 Robert Cray - I Wonder 3:57

20 Robert Cray - Don't You Even Care 3:59

21 Robert Cray - Your Secret's Safe With Me 4:53

22 Robert Cray - Acting This Way 4:30

23 Robert Cray - Gotta Change The Rules 3:24

24 Robert Cray - Laugh Out Loud 4:24

25 Robert Cray - The Forecast (Calls For Pain) 4:01

26 Robert Cray - These Things 4:56

27 Robert Cray - Consequences 4:26

28 Robert Cray - The Things You Do To Me 4:46

29 Robert Cray - Midnight Stroll 5:52

30 Robert Cray - Just A Loser 4:27

31 Robert Cray - I Was Warned 7:16

CD3

32 Robert Cray - Won The Battle 3:51

33 Robert Cray - On The Road Down 4:00

34 Robert Cray - A Picture Of A Broken Heart 5:26

35 Robert Cray - 1040 Blues 5:02

36 Robert Cray - Some Pain, Some Shame 4:29

37 Robert Cray - I Shiver 5:06

38 Robert Cray - Stay Go 3:36

39 Robert Cray - Leave Well Enough Alone 5:19

40 Robert Cray - Steppin' Out 4:50

41 Robert Cray - Never Mattered Much 4:48

42 Robert Cray - Enough For Me 6:22

43 Robert Cray - Will You Think Of Me 5:31

44 Robert Cray - Holdin' On 6:32

45 Robert Cray - Nothing Against You 5:47

46 Robert Cray - Little Birds 3:52

CD4

47 Robert Cray - Simple Things 4:47

48 Robert Cray - Not Bad For Love 7:14

49 Robert Cray - Love Gone To Waste 4:13

50 Robert Cray - All The Way 5:11

51 Robert Cray - Pardon 5:49

52 Robert Cray - Let Me Know 4:25

53 Robert Cray - What About Me 6:48

54 Robert Cray - Baby's Arms 2:55

55 Robert Cray - Already Gone 6:32

56 Robert Cray - Anytime 5:26

57 Robert Cray - I'm Afraid 3:11

58 Robert Cray - Out Of Eden 9:18

59 Robert Cray - Far Away 6:24

60 Robert Cray - Up In The Sky 4:54

61 Robert Cray - Back Door Slam 4:39

CD5

62 Robert Cray - Lotta Lovin' 4:52

63 Robert Cray - Times Makes Two 5:26

64 Robert Cray - Poor Johnny 5:01

65 Robert Cray - I'm Walkin' 3:54

66 Robert Cray - Twenty 6:46

67 Robert Cray - Forgot To Be Your Lover 2:17

68 Robert Cray - That's What Keeps Me Rockin' 5:32

69 Robert Cray - This Time 7:20

70 Robert Cray - Trouble And Pain 4:01

71 Robert Cray - Truce 5:38

72 Robert Cray - Keep Loving Me Baby 4:20

73 Robert Cray - Sitting On Top Of The World (Live) 4:19

74 Robert Cray - One In The Middle (Live) 9:30

75 Robert Cray - Won't Be Coming Home 4:51

76 Robert Cray - Side Dish 3:29

77 Robert Cray - A Memo 4:40

CD6

77 Robert Cray - I'm Done Cryin' 8:53

78 Robert Cray - Sadder Days 5:02

79 Robert Cray - Nobody's Fault But Mine 2:39

80 Robert Cray - Fine Yesterday 4:31

81 Robert Cray - Your Good Thing (Is About To Come To An End) 5:34

82 Robert Cray - What Would You Say 4:25

83 Robert Cray - Pillow 5:06

84 Robert Cray - I Don't Care 5:27

85 Robert Cray - Aspen, Colorado 4:19

86 Robert Cray - You Had My Heart 4:53

87 Robert Cray - You're The One 2:50

89 Robert Cray - This Man 5:06

90 Robert Cray - Promises You Can't Keep 5:55

91 Robert Cray - To Be With You 2:54

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