Shoulda Been Home is a 2001 album by blues musician Robert Cray consisting of 12 fresh tracks, seven of them written or co-written by Cray.[3] It was released with Rykodisc Records.

Shoulda Been Home
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
RecordedWoodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Royal Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreBlues
Length52:45
LabelRykodisc
ProducerSteve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
Take Your Shoes Off
(1999)
Shoulda Been Home
(2001)
Time Will Tell
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pop MattersPositive[1]
Rolling StoneMixed[2]
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

Track listing edit

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" (Bonnie "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[3]

References edit

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