Shoulda Been Home is a 2001

2001 in music

See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....

 album by blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

 musician Robert Cray

Robert Cray

Robert Cray is an American blues guitarist and singer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he has led his own band, as well as an acclaimed solo career.-Career:...

 consisting of 12 fresh tracks, 7 of them written or co-written by Cray. It was released with Rykodisc Records.

Many long-time Cray fans were happy to see him back to writing lively music, with a unique style that Cray has always been known for. Highlighted by Renew Blues, a 1 minute

Minute

A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units...

 super strong guitar riff, this album seems to be thought of as one of Cray's best since the 80's.

Cray next released Time Will Tell

Time Will Tell (Robert Cray album)

Time Will Tell is a blues album by Robert Cray. It was released on 1 July 2003, through Sanctuary Records.- Track listing :# "Survivor" - 5:14# "Up in the Sky" - 4:54# "Back Door Slam" - 4:39# "I Didn't Know" - 5:00...

in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Baby's Arms" - Cray – 2:55
2. "Already Gone" - Cray – 6:32
3. "Anytime" - Jim Pugh – 5:26
4. "Love Sickness" - Bonnie "Mack" Rice – 2:59
5. "I'm Afraid" - Cray – 3:11
6. "No One Special" - Cray – 4:47
7. "Out of Eden" - Pugh – 9:19
8. "Cry for Me Baby" - Mel London – 3:06
9. "Far Away" - Cray, S. Turner-Cray – 6:24
10. "Renew Blues" - Cray, Pugh, Kevin Hayes, Karl Sevareid – 1:02
11. "Help Me Forget" - Cray – 4:18
12. "The 12 Year Old Boy" - M.R. London
    Mel London
    Mel London was a songwriter, record producer, and record label owner. He was active in the Chicago blues and R&B scenes in the 1950s and 1960s...
    
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