View basket “Soul To Soul” has been added to your basket. 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 Fleetwood Mac Blues Jam In Chicago I&II Blues | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 1st September 2014 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fleetwood Mac Blues Jam In Chicago I&II £24.00 Genre: Blues Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1176 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 1st September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Walter Trout Face The Music – 25th Anniversary Edition Blues | Provogue | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 25th November 2014 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Walter Trout Face The Music – 25th Anniversary Edition £22.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD71211 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 25th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Lee Hooker Plays And Sings The Blues Blues | Chess | 180g, 1LP Released 26th November 2012 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Lee Hooker Plays And Sings The Blues £16.00 Genre: Blues Label: Chess SKU: CHE1454 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th November 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beth Hart War In My Mind Blues | Provogue | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Release Date TBC £0.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Beth Hart War In My Mind £0.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: 0810020503401 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Junior Kimbrough First Recordings Blues | Big Legal Mess | 1LP Released 30th April 2021 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Junior Kimbrough First Recordings £15.00 Genre: Blues Label: Big Legal Mess SKU: BLM0578 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Albert King I’ll Play The Blues For You Blues | Stax | 1LP Released 27th July 2011 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Albert King I’ll Play The Blues For You £20.00 Genre: Blues Label: Stax SKU: MPS8513 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th July 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Lee Hooker Alone: Live At Hunter College 1976 Blues | BMG | 180g, 2LP Released 23rd June 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Lee Hooker Alone: Live At Hunter College 1976 £28.00 Genre: Blues Label: BMG SKU: 4050538870770 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper Live Adventures of (1969) Blues | Sundazed | 180g, 2LP Released 30th June 2016 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper Live Adventures of (1969) £42.00 Genre: Blues Label: Sundazed SKU: SUNDAZEDLP5276 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 30th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Various More Devil’s Music Blues | Red Lightnin | 1LP Released 4th April 2020 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various More Devil’s Music £12.00 Genre: Blues Label: Red Lightnin SKU: nn199275 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th April 2020 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Leon Redbone Strings And Jokes – Live In Bremen 1977 Blues | Mig Music | 2LP Released 20th December 2019 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leon Redbone Strings And Jokes – Live In Bremen 1977 £24.00 Genre: Blues Label: Mig Music SKU: M13061 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 20th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Blues Start again
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