Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm SKU: JV2017LP Barcode: 020286223658 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Blues Label: Megaforce Released Date: 28th April 2017 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info For his latest project, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, the Blues Hall of Famer traveled to Memphis with his friend, renowned Grammy Award winning producer Steve Jordan, to make a classic soul album with Hi Rhythm, the band that helped create that sound. Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins and over 20 acclaimed albums. Jordan and Cray met in 1987 while working on the concert film Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll, a tribute to Chuck Berry. Steve produced Robert’s Grammy winning Take Your Shoes Off in 1999, and a number of other albums, including the exciting 4 Nights of 40 Years Live. He knew of Robert’s deep love of O.V. Wright and other Memphis soul legends, and suggested they take up residence at Royal Studios, where Wright, Ann Peebles, Al Green, Syl Johnson, Otis Clay and many others recorded with the venerable producer, songwriter, arranger and engineer, Willie Mitchell. The core of Mitchell’s Hi Rhythm band used on many of those landmark sessions was still around, though Mitchell himself had passed in 2010. Set inside an old theatre, the funky Royal Studios looks much as it did when Al Green was cutting those classics for Hi Records. Guitarist Teenie Hodges has passed away, but his brothers Rev. Charles Hodges (organ and piano) and Leroy “Flick” Hodges (bass), along with cousin Archie “Hubbie” Turner (keyboards), were still there. “It was a soul, rhythm and blues, fantasy camp for us. Those guys have been playing in that room for 50 years,” says Jordan. Robert penned “You Had My Heart” and “The Way We Are,” two stunning love songs. Many timeless soul songs were statements in a time of turmoil, and so it is again with Cray’s “Just How Low.” The album opens with a driving, soulful version of Bill Withers’ “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh” that sounds as if it was originally from an old Hi Rhythm recording. Jay-Vee Records knows it’s very lucky to have these powerful songs. When Robert chose two Tony Joe White songs for the album, White, a big fan of Cray, came up from Nashville to sit in. First up is the moving ballad “Aspen, Colorado” (the sister song of his “Rainy Night in Georgia”). The other end of the spectrum is the swirling psychedelia of “Don’t Steal My Love.” The tribute to O.V. Wright and Hi Rhythm is the horn-driven version of “You Must Believe in Yourself.” Known for writing “Mustang Sally” and many other songs, Sir Mac Rice’s “I Don’t Care” follows on the album with an unforgettable hook, and Rice’s funky “Honey Bad” features more guitar brilliance from Cray. Moving into early R&B from the 5 Royales, Robert performs “I’m With You Pt. 1” then turns the guitar loose on “I’m With You Pt 2.” Artist Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Genre Blues , Soul / Funk Label Megaforce Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings The Same Love That Made Me Laugh You Must Believe In Yourself I Don't Care Aspen, Colorado Just How Low You Had My Heart I'm With You, Pt. 1 Honey Bad The Way We Are Don't Steal My Love I'm With You Pt. 2 Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm and more from Blues Nearly New View Product Quick View Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Blues | Jay-Vee Records | 1LP Released 29th February 2024 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm £12.00 Genre: Blues Label: Jay-Vee Records SKU: nn281904 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Blind Boy Fuller Truckin’ My Blues Away Blues | Yazoo | 180g, 1LP Released 1st March 2013 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blind Boy Fuller Truckin’ My Blues Away £17.00 Genre: Blues Label: Yazoo SKU: YAZOO1060 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 1st March 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session Blues | Stax | 1LP Released 13th October 2014 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session £23.00 Genre: Blues Label: Stax SKU: ASTA7501 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Buddy Guy Bring ‘Em In Blues | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP Released 13th March 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Buddy Guy Bring ‘Em In £24.00 Genre: Blues Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP191 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 13th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Chick Churchill You & Me Blues | Chrysalis | 1LP Released 7th February 2023 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Chick Churchill You & Me £12.00 Genre: Blues Label: Chrysalis SKU: nn257553 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th February 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Joe Bonamassa You & Me Blues | Provogue | 1LP Released 23rd November 2023 £18.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Joe Bonamassa You & Me £18.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: nn276618 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Kenny Wayne Shepherd Goin’ Home Blues | Provogue | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th November 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kenny Wayne Shepherd Goin’ Home £23.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD743812 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stevie Ray Vaughan The Sky is Crying Blues | Analogue Productions | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 18th April 2017 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stevie Ray Vaughan The Sky is Crying £60.00 Genre: Blues Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPB101-45 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 18th April 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Otis Rush Cold Day In Hell Blues | Delmark | 1LP Released 1st October 2015 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Otis Rush Cold Day In Hell £13.00 Genre: Blues Label: Delmark SKU: LPDS638 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Albert Collins Live From Austin TX Blues | New West | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 8th February 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Albert Collins Live From Austin TX £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: New West SKU: NW5253LP Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 8th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Buffalo Nichols Buffalo Nichols Blues | Fat Possum | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd June 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Buffalo Nichols Buffalo Nichols £19.00 Genre: Blues Label: Fat Possum SKU: FP17904 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Blues Start again
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