That's What I Heard
| That's What I Heard | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Nozzle | |||
| Producer | Steve Jordan | |||
| Robert Cray chronology | ||||
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That's What I Heard is a studio album by American musician Robert Cray. It was released on February 28, 2020, under Nozzle Records.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter |  [4] |
| And It Don't Stop |  [5] |
"That's What I Heard " was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews.[2] Reviewing in his Substack-published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau highlighted the songs "This Man", "Burying Ground", and "My Baby Likes to Boogalo", while writing in the summary of the album: "At 66, one of the sharpest songwriters ever to identify bluesman identifies the abuser in the house and invents a dance called the FBI".[5] Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote in his review: "At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms."[3]
Awards
[edit]That's What I Heard received the Soul Blues Album award at the 2021 Blues Music Award. [6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anything You Want" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Burying Ground" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "You're the One" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "This Man" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "You'll Want Me Back" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Hot" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Promises You Can't Keep" | 5:55 |
| 8. | "To Be With You" | 2:54 |
| 9. | "My Baby Likes to Boogaloo" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Can't Make Me Change" | 5:03 |
| 11. | "A Little Less Lonely" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Do It" | 3:25 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020 | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 75 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 47 |
| US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10] | 55 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (January 13, 2020). "Robert Cray To Release New Album, 'That's What I Heard' Shares New Single". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 27, 2020). "Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (July 8, 2020). "Consumer Guide: July, 2020". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Blues Music Award Winners". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Robert Cray Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Robert Cray Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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