Midnight Stroll (1990) Album Review
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Rolling Stone
Robert Cray was never about labels. Hailed as a potentially great bluesman upon the release of his debut,Bad Influence, in 1983, Cray was actually shaped more by Sixties soul and R&B, particularly the tenderness of Otis Redding's ballad style. Read more about Midnight Stroll on Rolling Stone
Entertainment Weekly
There's an old saying: You have to have the blues to sing the blues. Robert Cray sells the blues; his records scramble up the pop charts, and he's won two Grammy awards. But the blues haven't taken root in his heart. Read more about Midnight Stroll on Entertainment Weekly
Yahoo! Music
Featuring "The Forecast Calls For Pain" and the up-tempo "Consequences," Cray is moving in a soul direction here, with particularly effective use of the Memphis Horns . Read more about Midnight Stroll on Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music
Cray went into a more soul-slanted direction for this solid collection, coarsening his vocal cords for "The Forecast (Calls for Pain)" and the rest of the set. Read more about Midnight Stroll on Yahoo! Music
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Back in the mid-'80s, Robert Cray was touted as one of the fastest-rising young voices of the blues world. His albumStrong Persuaderbecame his ticket to fame, and he has yet to equal the selling power he had at that time.I don't know why Cray has
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