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词条 Strong Persuader
释义

  1. Critical reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. Singles

  5. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts 

  6. Certifications

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox album
| name = Strong Persuader
| type = Album
| artist = Robert Cray
| cover = Robert cray - strong persuader.JPG
| alt =
| released = November 17, 1986
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sage & Sound and Haywood's in Los Angeles
| genre = Blues, soul
| length = 39:34
| label = Mercury
| producer = Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
| prev_title = Showdown!
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
| next_year = 1988
}}Strong Persuader is the fifth studio album by American blues singer and guitarist Robert Cray. It was recorded by Cray at the Los Angeles studios Sage & Sound and Haywood's with producers Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker,[1] before being released on November 17, 1986, by Mercury Records and Hightone Records.[2] Strong Persuader became his mainstream breakthrough and by 1995 it had sold over two million copies.[3] The record was later ranked #42 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 80's.[4]

Critical reception

{{Album ratings
| subtitle = Retrospective reviews
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[5]
| rev2 = The '80s
| rev2Score = A+[6]
| rev3 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[7]
}}Strong Persuader received rave reviews from contemporary critics.[8] In a review for Rolling Stone, Jon Pareles said Cray delivered intriguing stories about sex and infidelity with disciplined singing, songwriting, and "a version of blues and soul that doesn't come from any one region, building an idiom for songs that tell with conversational directness the stories of ordinary folks".[9] Robert Christgau from The Village Voice praised Cray's sophisticated blues aesthetic and the songwriting of his supporting studio team, hailing Strong Persuader as "the best blues record in many, many years, so fervently crafted that it may even get what it deserves and become the first album to break out of the genre's sales ghetto since B.B. King was a hot item."[10]

At the end of 1986, Strong Persuader was voted the third best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice.[11] Christgau, the poll's supervisor, ranked it fourth on his own year-end list.[12] In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Bill Dahl said "it was [Cray's] innovative expansion of the genre itself that makes this album a genuine 1980s classic."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Smoking Gun" (David Amy, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray) – 4:07
  2. "I Guess I Showed Her" (Dennis Walker) – 3:39
  3. "Right Next Door (Because of Me)" (Dennis Walker) – 4:19
  4. "Nothin' But a Woman" (David Amy, Cousins, Cray, Peter Boe, David Olson) – 3:58
  5. "Still Around" (Peter Boe) – 3:42
  6. "More Than I Can Stand" (Cray) – 2:57
  7. "Foul Play" (Dennis Walker) – 4:07
  8. "I Wonder" (Cray) – 3:57
  9. "Fantasized" (Dennis Walker) – 4:04
  10. "New Blood" (David Amy, Peter Boe, Cray, Ozall Washington) – 4:21

Personnel

  • Fidel Bell – mixing assistant
  • Charlie Brocco – mixing assistant
  • Peter Boe – keyboards
  • Bruce Bromberg – producer (songwriting credit: David Amy)
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Robert Cray – main performer, guitar, vocals
  • David Olson – drums
  • Lee Spath – percussion
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet, trombone

Singles

YearReleaseChart positions
UK
[13]		US
[14]		US M.
[15]
1986Smoking Gun—222
1987Right Next Door (Because Of Me)508027
I Guess I Showed Her——28

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1986 – 1988)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[16]34
Netherlands|1|album=Strong Persuader|artist=Robert Cray|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
New Zealand|5|album=Strong Persuader|artist=Robert Cray|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
UK|34|artist=ROBERT CRAY BAND|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
US Billboard 200[17]13
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5]17
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5]20
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[5]21
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Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Ending
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18]3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20]49
{{col-end}}

Certifications

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References

1. ^{{cite AV media notes|author=Anon.|year=1986|title=Strong Persuader|others=Robert Cray|publisher=Mercury|id=830 568-2 M-1|type=CD edition booklet}}
2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=UCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22 Billboard Nov 15, 1986]
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=wg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=%22Strong+Persuader%22+%22cray%22+%22hightone%22+%22november%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCoQ6AEwA2oVChMI0K-4gvqQyAIVylY-Ch3jvAU9#v=onepage&q=%22Strong%20Persuader%22%20%22cray%22%20%22hightone%22%20%22november%22&f=false Billboard 1995]
4. ^[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/the-robert-cray-band-strong-persuader-20110323 Rolling Stone]
5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|author=Bill Dahl |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r88352 |title=Strong Persuader – Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2014-02-24}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1990|page=105|chapter=The Robert Cray Band|title=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|publisher=Pantheon Books|isbn=067973015X}}
7. ^{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer)|page=2006|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2006-IA1484&dq=|chapter=Robert Cray|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=0857125958|edition=5th}}
8. ^{{cite journal|last=Tamarkin|first=Jeff|page=20|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ICUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|accessdate=September 24, 2015|title=Talent In Action|journal=Billboard|location=New York|date=December 13, 1986}}
9. ^{{cite journal|last=Pareles|first=Jon|authorlink=Jon Pareles|date=January 29, 1987|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robertcray/albums/album/244433/review/6067492/strong_persuader|title=Robert Cray: Strong Persuader|journal=Rolling Stone|location=New York|accessdate=September 24, 2015|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6bnIWlEgD?url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112110753/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robertcray/albums/album/244433/review/6067492/strong_persuader|archivedate=September 25, 2015|deadurl=no|df=}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=December 2, 1986|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/cray-86.php|title=Blues Without Corn Pone|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|accessdate=September 24, 2015}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres86.php|title=The 1986 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll|date=March 3, 1987|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|accessdate=September 24, 2015}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=March 3, 1987|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans86.php|title=Pazz & Jop 1986: Dean's List|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|accessdate=September 24, 2015}}
13. ^UK Charts
14. ^US Hot 100 US MSRT & Hot 100
15. ^MSRT
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0798&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3|title=Top Albums/CDs – Volume 46, No. 1, April 11, 1987|publisher=RPM magazine|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=E&ChDay=&ChMonth=&ChYear=&ChBand=&ChSong=Strong+Persuader|title=Strong Persuader – Billboard 200|publisher=Ultimate Music Database|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1987&cat=ac|title=Dutch Charts – Jaaroverzichten 1987|publisher=Dutch Charts|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3876|title=Top Selling Albums of 1987|publisher=The Official New Zealand Music Chart|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/365700/Robert%20Cray/chart?f=415|title=Robert Cray Album & Song Chart History|publisher=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Robert Cray.|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
21. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-12-26.pdf|title=The Robert Cray Band|publisher=Billboard Magazine|date=1987-12-26|accessdate=30 April 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61|title=Latest Gold / Platinum Albums|publisher=RadioScope New Zealand|accessdate=30 April 2016|deadurl=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527014913/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61|archivedate=27 May 2010}}

External links

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