Strong Persuader

~ Release by Robert Cray (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Sage & Sound, Los Angeles; Haywood's, Los Angeles.

Ultradisc II™ 24 KT Gold CD from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab "Original Master Recording" collection.

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-17 03:56 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Smoking Gun
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
guitar:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smoking Gun
writer:
Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins and Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
44:09
2I Guess I Showed Her
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
53:40
3Right Next Door (Because of Me)
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
percussion:
Lee Spath
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Right Next Door (Because of Me)
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Walker
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
54:21
4Nothin’ but a Woman
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
53:59
5Still Around
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Fidel Bell and Toni Greene (engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
53:42
6More Than I Can Stand
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
percussion:
Lee Spath
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
3:00
7Foul Play
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
54:09
8I Wonder
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Fidel Bell and Toni Greene (engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
53:58
9Fantasized
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Fidel Bell and Toni Greene (engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
percussion:
Lee Spath
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
54:05
10New Blood
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Fidel Bell and Toni Greene (engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
54:39

Credits

Release

part of:Ultradisc II (series from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) (order: 20)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1915489 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Right Next Door (Because of Me) by Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
part of:Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 42) (order: 42)
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Album (number: 2010) (order: 65)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/131477 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/robert_cray/strong_persuader/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193428 [info]
Wikidata:Q31295 [info]