In My Soul is an album by the American musician Robert Cray, released on March 31, 2014, in the UK and on April 1, 2014, in the US.[1][2][3][4] His second album for Provogue Records, it is credited to the Robert Cray Band.[5] In My Soul peaked at No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] The band supported the album with North American and United Kingdom tours.[7][8]
| In My Soul | ||||
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| Released | March 31, 2014 | |||
| Studio | Santa Barbara Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Blues, soul | |||
| Length | 43:50 | |||
| Label | Provogue | |||
| Producer | Steve Jordan | |||
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Production
editRecorded at Santa Barbara Sound Studios, the album was produced by Steve Jordan.[9][10] "Your Good Thing Is About to End" is a cover of the Mable John song.[11] Drummer Les Falconer duetted with Cray on the cover of Otis Redding's "Nobody's Fault But Mine".[12] Keyboardist Dover Wineberg had last played with the Robert Cray Band in the 1970s.[13] "Deep in My Soul" is a cover of the song popularized by Bobby "Blue" Bland.[14] "Hip Tight Onions" is an instrumental tribute to Booker T. & the M.G.'s.[15]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Kinston Free Press | [16] |
The Observer called Cray "a master at work," writing that he "has always straddled the line between blues and soul, his stinging guitar in debt to Hubert Sumlin, his compositions steeped in southern soul."[17] The Kinston Free Press determined that "Cray's tight, economical guitar work is given a tad more growl this time out."[16] The Herald wrote that the album "has an unmistakable sheen of the kind of R&B admired by anyone familiar with the output of the Stax and Chess labels between the 1950s and the early 1970s."[18] The Sydney Morning Herald deemed the album "a sugar-sweet, silky smooth set of Stax-influenced soul, and Chess-drenched blues."[19] The Evansville Courier & Press stated that the album "features plenty of his lightly distorted blues sound, but is a venture into more Memphis-style soul."[20]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Robert Cray except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Move Me" | 4:21 | |
| 2. | "Nobody's Fault But Mine" | Otis Redding | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Fine Yesterday" | 4:31 | |
| 4. | "Your Good Thing Is About to End" | 5:34 | |
| 5. | "I Guess I'll Never Know" |
| 4:39 |
| 6. | "Hold On" |
| 3:56 |
| 7. | "What Would You Say" | 4:25 | |
| 8. | "Hip Tight Onions" |
| 2:16 |
| 9. | "You're Everything" | 6:05 | |
| 10. | "Deep in My Soul" |
| 5:16 |
| Total length: | 43:50 | ||
References
edit- ^ "In My Soul - Signed CD". Robert Cray. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Robert Cray Band - In My Soul". Mascot Label Group. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Hamm, Christine (19 Mar 2014). "Blues master Robert Cray plays benefit at Cap Center in Concord". Concord. Concord Monitor.
- ^ Smith, Steve (2 Apr 2014). "New Releases". Arts and Entertainment. Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ "Robert Cray Biography by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Robert Cray". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (4 Apr 2014). "The Robert Cray Band". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D9.
- ^ Massarik, Jack (7 May 2014). "Blues: What Else Is New". Evening Standard. p. 33.
- ^ "The Robert Cray Band In My Soul". Sunday Mercury. 23 Mar 2014. p. 35.
- ^ Westcott, Matt (1 May 2014). "Robert has vinyl roots". The Northern Echo.
- ^ Martin, Gavin (28 Mar 2014). "The Robert Cray Band In My Soul". The Ticket. Daily Mirror. p. 7.
- ^ a b "In My Soul Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Speckman, Stephen (19 June 2014). "Concert preview: Making music 'that way' with Robert Cray". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ Wood, Mike (24 Apr 2014). "Veteran Cray is still living blues dream". Life. Birmingham Post. p. 5.
- ^ Knopper, Steve (3 May 2015). "His heart and soul". Newsday. p. C8.
- ^ a b Dawson, Jon (2 Apr 2014). "Album reviews: Robert Cray Band and Miles Davis". Entertainment. Kinston Free Press.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (30 Mar 2014). "The Robert Cray Band In My Soul". Observer Review Arts Pages. The Observer. p. 40.
- ^ Leadbetter, Russell (2 Apr 2014). "The Robert Cray Band In My Soul". The Herald. p. HS18.
- ^ Fell, Samuel J. (4 July 2014). "The Robert Cray Band". Music. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 9.
- ^ Evans, Zach (17 Sep 2015). "Cray brings smooth blues to The Victory". Evansville Courier & Press. p. B1.