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 Yardbirds, The Roger the Engineer Blues | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 11th August 2011 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yardbirds, The Roger the Engineer £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP289 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Mercy Me Blues | Stoney Plain | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th August 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Mercy Me £21.00 Genre: Blues Label: Stoney Plain SKU: SPLP1449 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Apocalypse Blues Revue, The Apocalypse Blues Revue Blues | Provogue | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 22nd August 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Apocalypse Blues Revue, The Apocalypse Blues Revue £17.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD75081 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Selwyn Birchwood Living In A Burning House Blues | Alligator Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th January 2021 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Selwyn Birchwood Living In A Burning House £15.00 Genre: Blues Label: Alligator Records SKU: AL4999 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eric Bibb & Needed Time Good Stuff Blues | Opus 3 | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 10th October 2000 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric Bibb & Needed Time Good Stuff £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: Opus 3 SKU: OPUS3LP19603 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 10th October 2000 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Walter Trout The Blues Came Callin Blues | Provogue | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th June 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Walter Trout The Blues Came Callin £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD74391 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leroy Jodie Pierson Direct To Disc Blues | APO Records | 180g, 1LP Released 17th August 2015 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leroy Jodie Pierson Direct To Disc £18.00 Genre: Blues Label: APO Records SKU: AAPO005 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stevie Ray Vaughan Soul To Soul Blues | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 11th November 2016 £65.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Stevie Ray Vaughan Soul To Soul £65.00 Genre: Blues Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPB09845 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 11th November 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Buddy Guy Feels Like Rain Blues | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 21st May 2021 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Buddy Guy Feels Like Rain £21.00 Genre: Blues Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2764 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st May 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Illsley Long Shadows Blues | Creek Records | 1LP Released 20th May 2016 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Illsley Long Shadows £15.00 Genre: Blues Label: Creek Records SKU: CREEKLP18 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Blues Start again
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