I Was Warned
Studio album by
Robert Cray
ReleasedApril 1992
RecordedFantasy Studios, L.A.
GenreBlues
Length48:30
LabelMercury
ProducerDennis Walker
Robert Cray chronology
Midnight Stroll
(1990)		 I Was Warned
(1992)		 Shame + A Sin
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[3]
DownBeat[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[6]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[4]

I Was Warned is a blues album by Robert Cray.[1] It was released in April 1992 through Mercury Records.[1] Like Cray’s previous album, it features his regular backing band playing alongside the Memphis Horns.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Just a Loser" (Tim Kaihatsu) – 4:23
  2. "I'm a Good Man" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 4:12
  3. "I Was Warned" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 7:15
  4. "The Price I Pay" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 5:06
  5. "Won the Battle" (Jim Pugh, Dennis Walker) – 3:53
  6. "On the Road Down" (Cray, Steve Cropper) – 4:02
  7. "A Whole Lotta Pride" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 4:34
  8. "A Picture of a Broken Heart" (Boz Scaggs, Dennis Walker) – 5:22
  9. "He Don't Live Here Anymore" (Jim Pugh, Dennis Walker) – 5:13
  10. "Our Last Time" (John Hanes, Jim Pugh) – 5:10

Personnel

  • Robert Cray - vocals and guitar
  • Tim Kaihatsu - guitar
  • Karl Sevareid - bass
  • Jim Pugh - keyboards
  • Kevin Hayes - drums
Memphis Horns

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "I Was Warned - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (September 24, 1992). "I Was Warned (Mercury)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "The Robert Cray Band". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 189. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Robert Cray - I Was Warned CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Boehm, Mike (September 20, 1992). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.


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