Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between Blues, Soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins and over 20 acclaimed albums. For his latest project the Blues Hall of Famer traveled to Memphis with his friend, renowned Grammy Award winning producer Steve Jordan, to make a classic Soul album with Hi Rhythm, the band that helped create that sound. Jordan knew of Robert?s deep love of O.V. Wright and other Memphis Soul legends, and suggested they take up residence at Royal Studios, where Wright, Ann Peebles, Al Green, Syl Johnson, Otis Clay???? and many others recorded with the venerable producer, songwriter, arranger and engineer, Willie Mitchell. The core of Mitchell?s Hi Rhythm band used on many of those landmark sessions was still around, though Mitchell himself had passed in 2010.
Set inside an old theater, the funky Royal Studios looks much as it did when Al Green???? was cutting those classics for Hi Records. Guitarist Teenie Hodges has passed away, but his brothers Rev. Charles Hodges (organ and piano) and Leroy ?Flick? Hodges (bass), along with cousin Archie ?Hubbie? Turner (keyboards), were still there. And when Robert chose two Tony Joe White songs for the album, White, a big fan of Cray, came up from Nashville to sit in. ?It was a soul, rhythm and blues, fantasy camp for us. Those guys have been playing in that room for 50 years,? says Jordan. - FT. TONY JOE WHITE
Vinyl LP pressing. Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins and over 20 acclaimed albums. For his latest project, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm (?Jay-Vee Records), the Blues Hall of Famer traveled to Memphis with his friend, renowned Grammy Award winning producer Steve Jordan, to make a classic soul album with Hi Rhythm, the band that helped create that sound.
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Technical specifications
Language
Packaging data
Package type
Gatefold
Features
Genre
Americana
Media type
Vinyl
Distribution type
Physical media
Target audience
Adult
Number of optical discs
1 discs
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)
26/04/2017
Song titles
Disc 1:
1 The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
2 You Must Believe In Yourself
3 I Don'T Care
4 Aspen, Colorado
5 Just How Low
6 You Had My Heart
7 I'M With You, Pt. 1
8 Honey Bad
9 The Way We Are
10 Don'T Steal My Love
11 I'M With You Pt. 2
