Shoulda Been Home

Shoulda Been Home
Studio album by Robert Cray
Released	2001
Recorded	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) Royal (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre	Blues
Length	52:45
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Steve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
Take Your Shoes Off (1999) Shoulda Been Home (2001) Time Will Tell (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]
PopMatters	Positive [3]
Rolling Stone	Mixed [4]

Shoulda Been Home is a 2001 album by blues musician Robert Cray consisting of 12 new tracks, seven of them written or co-written by Cray. ^[1] It was released by Rykodisc Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robert Cray; except where indicated

1. "Baby's Arms" – 2:55
2. "Already Gone" – 6:32
3. "Anytime" (Jim Pugh) – 5:26
4. "Love Sickness" (Mack Rice) 2:59
5. "I'm Afraid" – 3:11
6. "No One Special" – 4:47
7. "Out of Eden" (Jim Pugh) – 9:19
8. "Cry for Me Baby" (Mel London) – 3:06
9. "Far Away" (Cray, S. Turner) – 6:24
10. "Renew Blues" (Cray, Jim Pugh, Kevin Hayes, Karl Sevareid) – 1:02
11. "Help Me Forget" – 4:18
12. "The 12 Year Old Boy" (Mel London) – 2:46 ^[1]

Personnel

• Robert Cray - Guitar, Vocals
• Jim Pugh - Keyboards
• Karl Sevareid - Bass (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
• Willie Weeks - Bass (tracks: 5)
• Kevin Hayes - Drums (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
• Steve Jordan - Drums (tracks: 5, 8, 10); Percussion (tracks: 6, 7); Guitar, Backing Vocals (track: 4)
• Andrew Love - Tenor Saxophone (tracks: 1, 4)
• Jack Hale, Sr. - Trombone (tracks: 1, 4)
• Ben Cauley - Trumpet (tracks: 1, 4)

References

1. "Shoulda Been Home - Robert Cray | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . Retrieved May 23, 2021– via www.allmusic.com.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 145. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
3. "Untitled". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
4. ^[ dead link ]