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2020 studio album by Robert Cray
That's What I Heard
Studio album by Robert Cray
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Genre
Length47:53
LabelNozzle
ProducerSteve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
4 Nights of 40 Years Live
(2015) 		That's What I Heard
(2020)

That's What I Heard is a studio album by American musician Robert Cray. It was released on February 28, 2020, under Nozzle Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
And It Don't Stop(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)

"That's What I Heard " was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews. Reviewing in his Substack-published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau highlighted the songs "This Man", "Burying Ground", and "My Baby Likes to Boogalo", while writing in the summary of the album: "At 66, one of the sharpest songwriters ever to identify bluesman identifies the abuser in the house and invents a dance called the FBI". Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote in his review: "At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms."

Awards

That's What I Heard received the Soul Blues Album award at the 2021 Blues Music Award.

Track listing

That's What I Heard track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Anything You Want"3:52
2."Burying Ground"2:58
3."You're the One"2:49
4."This Man"5:06
5."You'll Want Me Back"3:58
6."Hot"3:44
7."Promises You Can't Keep"5:55
8."To Be With You"2:54
9."My Baby Likes to Boogaloo"3:50
10."Can't Make Me Change"5:03
11."A Little Less Lonely"4:19
12."Do It"3:25

Charts

Chart performance for That's What I Heard
Chart (2020 Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 75
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 47
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 55

References

  1. Ehrenclou, Martine (January 13, 2020). "Robert Cray To Release New Album, 'That's What I Heard' Shares New Single". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. Horowitz, Hal (February 27, 2020). "Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 8, 2020). "Consumer Guide: July, 2020". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. "2021 Blues Music Award Winners". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. "Robert Cray Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  10. "Robert Cray Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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