2020 studio album by Robert Cray
That's What I Heard is a studio album by American musician, Robert Cray. It was released on February 28, 2020 under Nozzle Records.[5]
Critical reception
"That's What I Heard " was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, 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.[1] Reviewing in his Substack-published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau highlighted 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".[4] Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote 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."[2]
Awards
That's What I Heard received the Soul Blues Album award at the 2021 Blues Music Award.[6]
Track listing
Charts
References
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 27, 2020). "Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (July 8, 2020). "Consumer Guide: July, 2020". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (January 13, 2020). "Robert Cray To Release New Album, 'That's What I Heard' Shares New Single". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Blues Music Award Winners". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – 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.
