Shoulda Been Home

Shoulda Been Home
Studio album by
Released2001
Recorded
GenreBlues
Length52:45
LabelRykodisc
ProducerSteve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
Take Your Shoes Off
(1999)
Shoulda Been Home
(2001)
Time Will Tell
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]
PopMattersPositive[1]
Rolling StoneMixed[2]

Shoulda Been Home is a 2001 album by blues musician Robert Cray consisting of 12 new tracks, seven of them written or co-written by Cray.[3] It was released by Rykodisc Records.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Robert Cray; except where indicated

  1. "Baby's Arms" – 2:55
  2. "Already Gone" – 6:32
  3. "Anytime" (Jim Pugh) – 5:26
  4. "Love Sickness" (Mack Rice) 2:59
  5. "I'm Afraid" – 3:11
  6. "No One Special" – 4:47
  7. "Out of Eden" (Jim Pugh) – 9:19
  8. "Cry for Me Baby" (Mel London) – 3:06
  9. "Far Away" (Cray, S. Turner) – 6:24
  10. "Renew Blues" (Cray, Jim Pugh, Kevin Hayes, Karl Sevareid) – 1:02
  11. "Help Me Forget" – 4:18
  12. "The 12 Year Old Boy" (Mel London) – 2:46[3]

Personnel

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  • Robert Cray - Guitar, Vocals
  • Jim Pugh - Keyboards
  • Karl Sevareid - Bass (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
  • Willie Weeks - Bass (tracks: 5)
  • Kevin Hayes - Drums (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
  • Steve Jordan - Drums (tracks: 5, 8, 10); Percussion (tracks: 6, 7); Guitar, Backing Vocals (track: 4)
  • Andrew Love - Tenor Saxophone (tracks: 1, 4)
  • Jack Hale, Sr. - Trombone (tracks: 1, 4)
  • Ben Cauley - Trumpet (tracks: 1, 4)

References

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  1. ^ "Untitled". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Shoulda Been Home - Robert Cray | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.