That's What I Heardis astudio albumby American musicianRobert Cray.It was released on February 28, 2020, under Nozzle Records.[1]
| That's What I Heard | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2020 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Nozzle | |||
| Producer | Steve Jordan | |||
| Robert Craychronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter |  [4] |
| And It Don't Stop |  [5] |
"That's What I Heard"was met with widespread critical acclaim. AtMetacritic,which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews.[2]Reviewing in hisSubstack-published "Consumer Guide" column,Robert Christgauhighlighted the songs "This Man", "Burying Ground", and "My Baby Likes to Boogalo", while writing in the summary of the album: "At 66, one of the sharpest songwriters ever to identify bluesman identifies the abuser in the house and invents a dance called the FBI".[5]Mark Deming ofAllMusicwrote in his review: "At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms."[3]
Awards
editThat's What I Heardreceived the Soul Blues Album award at the 2021 Blues Music Award. [6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anything You Want" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Burying Ground" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "You're the One" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "This Man" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "You'll Want Me Back" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Hot" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Promises You Can't Keep" | 5:55 |
| 8. | "To Be With You" | 2:54 |
| 9. | "My Baby Likes to Boogaloo" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Can't Make Me Change" | 5:03 |
| 11. | "A Little Less Lonely" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Do It" | 3:25 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2020 | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 75 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 47 |
| USTop Blues Albums(Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| USTop Album Sales(Billboard)[10] | 55 |
References
edit- ^Ehrenclou, Martine (January 13, 2020)."Robert Cray To Release New Album, 'That's What I Heard' Shares New Single".Rock and Blues Muse.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
- ^ab"Metacritic Review".Metacritic.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
- ^abDeming, Mark."AllMusic Review".AllMusic.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
- ^Horowitz, Hal (February 27, 2020)."Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release".American Songwriter.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
- ^abChristgau, Robert(July 8, 2020)."Consumer Guide: July, 2020".And It Don't Stop.Substack.RetrievedAugust 6,2020.
- ^"2021 Blues Music Award Winners".The Blues Foundation.Retrieved13 June2021.
- ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^"Swisscharts – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard".Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^"Robert Cray Chart History (Top Blues Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^"Robert Cray Chart History (Top Album Sales)".Billboard.Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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