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Cray's second effort hews to the same musical template as TOO MANY COOKS, his under-appreciated debut. That is to say that BAD INFLUENCE is hardly the work of a blues puritan. There's just as much Memphis-style R&B and soul as blues in the mix, making for a potent fusion.

Cray's guitar work is more impressive than ever, particularly on "No Big Deal," where he rips jagged metallic lines out of his Stratocaster as if he were channeling Otis Rush. The two bonus tracks are particularly entertaining, as Cray offers a suitably rowdy version of Texas bluesman Peppermint Harris' often covered "I Got Loaded" and an intense, almost gospel-style reading of Booker T.'s "Share What You've Got, Keep What You Need."

Recorded at Music Lab, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Lee Hildebrand.

Robert Cray Band: Robert Cray (vocals, guitar); Walter Rand (alto saxophone); Mike Vannice (tenor saxophone, keyboards); Richard Cousins (bass); David Olson (drums).

Additional personnel: David Ii (percussion); Philip Walker, Tony Matthews, Night Train Clemens (background vocals).
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Blues, Contemporary Blues, Enhanced CD
Label Hightone
Orig Year 1983
All Time Sales Rank   17359  
CD Universe Part number 1005735
Catalog number 8001
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Bruce Bromberg; Dennis Walker
Engineer Bill Dashiell
Personnel David Ii
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5 stars Smooth & Blue
This is an earlier cd by Robert Cray but it packs a punch. People that consider themselves "blues enthusiast" don't reconize Robert Cray as a true bluesman. I won't agree with their decree. Robert was recently in ST. Louis for a concert and signing on his latest cd. My sister and I (Marnice)spent just a little time with him and his band and I must say they "reeked" of blues and funk. Play on Robert, Play on....
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