The Robert Cray Band - Shoulda Been Home (2001) / AvaxHome

Perhaps the most telling tune on Shoulda Been Home is the T-Bone Walker-influenced "Renew Blues," not because of the style, but because the slow blues fades out after just one tiny minute. By contrast, the mellow soul sway of "Out of Eden" stretches out to over nine minutes. Robert Cray has been heralded as a savior of modern blues, but the truth is Cray's music is much closer to the vintage soul of O.V. Wright and Otis Redding than the 12-bar form of B.B. King or Albert King. Granted, his punctuating Stratocaster guitar riffs borrow from the books of all the blues masters, but his songwriting and arranging don't. Often backed by arpeggiated guitar chords, Cray's vocals are front and center here, passionately leaning into these predominantly slow or mid-tempo tunes. By contrast, only a couple of cuts are upbeat enough to really get the knees a-shakin'. The infectious opening cut "Baby's Arms" – the best tune on the record – could have been a hit single for Stax Records, and Sir Mack Rice's upbeat "Love Sickness" was a hit for Stax Records. Meanwhile, "Help Me Forget," with its mellow, candlelight mood, could have been a hit for Barry White. In fact, most of the tunes on Shoulda Been Home are the perfect compliment for sharing a big can of Schlitz Malt Liquor with the one you love in a dimly lit room. Ironically, three of the 12 tunes herein are much more standard blues forms than Cray may have ever released: the aforementioned "Renew Blues," as well as a pair of Elmore James covers. Robert Cray may be the savior of vintage soul, but he does just enough to warrant the label of "blues savior" as well.

Review by Scott Cooper, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. Baby's Arms (02:55)
02. Already Gone (06:32)
03. Anytime (05:26)
04. Love Sickness (02:59)
05. I'm Afraid (03:11)
06. No One Special (04:47)
07. Out Of Eden (09:19)
08. Cry For Me Baby (03:06)
09. Far Away (06:24)
10. Renew Blues (01:02)
11. Help Me Forget (04:18)
12. The 12 Year Old Boy (02:46)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 13. октября 2011, 21:34

The Robert Cray Band / Shoulda Been Home

Дисковод: SONY CD-RW CRX230ED Adapter: 0 ID: 1

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Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет

Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Установленный внешний ASPI-интерфейс

Выходной формат : Внутренние WAV-операции
Формат сэмплов : 44.100 Гц; 16 бит; стерео

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Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках

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CRC теста 570C96FC
CRC копии 570C96FC
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AccurateRip: сводка

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-11-19 17:32:26

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Analyzed: The Robert Cray Band / Shoulda Been Home
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -1.18 dB -8.04 dB 2:56 01-Baby's Arms
DR7 -1.18 dB -9.92 dB 6:32 02-Already Gone
DR6 -1.18 dB -8.08 dB 5:26 03-Anytime
DR6 -1.18 dB -7.70 dB 2:59 04-Love Sickness
DR6 -1.18 dB -8.63 dB 3:11 05-I'm Afraid
DR6 -1.18 dB -8.26 dB 4:48 06-No One Special
DR8 -0.10 dB -10.68 dB 9:19 07-Out Of Eden
DR6 -1.18 dB -7.99 dB 3:06 08-Cry For Me Baby
DR7 -1.18 dB -10.71 dB 6:25 09-Far Away
DR9 -1.18 dB -12.44 dB 1:02 10-Renew Blues
DR9 -1.18 dB -11.50 dB 4:19 11-Help Me Forget
DR7 -1.18 dB -9.42 dB 2:47 12-The 12 Year Old Boy
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 941 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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