Robert Cray - Strong Persuader (1986/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV

Date: Nov. 9, 2024

Blues guitarist Robert Cray's double platinum breakthrough is included on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s and remains one of the highest-charting blues album in history, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard mainstream album chart in 1987. A good part of the album's success was due to the hit single Smoking Gun which Rolling Stone called "a smoldering tale of jealousy and murder". This album won a 1988 Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording.

„Strong Persuader“ was a milestone both for Robert Cray and blues in the '80s. It earned Cray, a veteran of the Pacific Northwest blues scene, both his first solo Grammy and Top 30 hit ('Smoking Gun') along with a lift out of the blues ghetto which he'd been excelling in during recent years. As for the blues themselves, Cray infused fresh blood into a genre that had been limping along in that particular decade. With a smooth singing style to go with an equally recognizable guitar tone, Cray developed a sound that owed as much to soul stylist O.V. Wright as it did to Texas guitarist Albert Collins (with whom Cray had won a Grammy along with Johnny Copeland the prior year). The use of the Memphis Horns strengthened the soul connection on songs such as the punchy 'Nothing But A Woman' and the chugging effervescence of 'Guess I Showed Her.' Of course, Cray's heart lay in the blues and when he wasn't lamenting the woes of infidelity in 'Right Next Door (Because Of Me)' and a bad break-up in 'Still Around,' his guitar playing smoldered throughout the forlorn 'New Blood'.

Tracklist:

01 - Smoking Gun
02 - I Guess I Showed Her
03 - Right Next Door (Because Of Me)
04 - Nothin' But A Woman
05 - Still Around
06 - More Than I Can Stand
07 - Foul Play
08 - I Wonder
09 - Fantasized
10 - New Blood

Produced by Bruce Bromberg & Dennis Walker.
Recorded at Sage & Sound, Los Angeles; Haywood's, LA.

Musicians:
Robert Cray - vocals, guitar
Richard Cousins - bass
David Olson - drums
Lee Spath - percussion
Peter Boe - keyboards
Andrew Love - tenor saxophone
Wayne Jackson - trumpet, trombone

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Robert Cray / Strong Persuader
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.36 dB -13.22 dB 4:08 01-Smoking Gun
DR11 -0.22 dB -13.59 dB 3:40 02-I Guess I Showed Her
DR12 -1.62 dB -15.50 dB 4:20 03-Right Next Door (Because Of Me)
DR11 -0.84 dB -13.60 dB 3:59 04-Nothin' But A Woman
DR12 -1.35 dB -16.21 dB 3:43 05-Still Around
DR12 -0.91 dB -14.86 dB 2:59 06-More Than I Can Stand
DR13 -0.27 dB -15.06 dB 4:07 07-Foul Play
DR13 -0.84 dB -15.98 dB 3:56 08-I Wonder
DR12 -0.97 dB -14.70 dB 4:04 09-Fantasized
DR13 -1.19 dB -16.03 dB 4:23 10-New Blood
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5375 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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