Strong Persuader is American blues guitarist Robert Cray's fifth studio album, released in 1986, and became his breakthrough album to the mainstream. "Strong Persuader" also became a nickname for Cray. The album was ranked #42 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 80's.
[edit] Lyrics
Cray's music contains sometimes sexual lyrics, which are showcased on Strong Persuader. Some lyrics from "Fantasized", for example: "She had sugar-sweet lips and magical hips just like I fantasized, what a slow ride, she moaned and she cried just like I fantasized."
[edit] Track listing
- "Smoking Gun" (Amy, Cousins, Cray) - 4:07
- "I Guess I Showed Her" (Cray) - 3:39
- "Right Next Door (Because Of Me)" (Walker, Cray) - 4:19
- "Nothin' but a Woman (featuring The Memphis Horns)" (Cousins, Cray, Boe, Bromberg, Olson) - 3:58
- "Still Around" (Cray) - 3:42
- "More Than I Can Stand" (Cray) - 2:57
- "Foul Play" (Cray) - 4:07
- "I Wonder" (Cray) - 3:57
- "Fantasized" (Cray) - 4:04
- "New Blood" (Cray) - 4:21
[edit] Credits
- Fidel Bell - mixing assistant
- Charlie Brocco - mixing assistant
- Peter Boe - keyboards
- Bruce Bromberg (D. Amy) - producer
- Richard Cousins - bass
- Robert Cray - main performer, guitar, vocals
- David Olson - drums
- Lee Spath - percussion
- Andrew Love - tenor saxophone
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet, trombone
[edit] Charts
1987 Billboard 200 No. 13
[edit] Singles
- 1987 "Smoking Gun" Billboard Hot 100 No. 22
- 1987 "Smoking Gun" Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 2
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