Strong Persuader |
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Charted: November 15, 1986 Peak: 13 US, 34 UK, 34 CN, 6 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.1 UK, 2.38 world (includes US and UK) Genre: blues |
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Rating: 4.315 out of 5.00 (average of 27 ratings)
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About the Album:Strong Persuader, Cray’s fifth studio album, was his mainstream breakthrough, opening up blues to a wider audience than it had received in decades. The Village Voice, Robert Christgau called it “the first album to break out of the genre’s sales ghetto since B.B. King was a hot item” WK and “the best blues record in many, many years.” WK It was Cray’s “innovative expansion of the genre itself that makes this album a genuine 1980s classic.” BD In his Rolling Stone review, Jon Pareles called it “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.” WK The album was heavily praised by Christgau for the “fervently crafted” WK “songwriting of his supporting studio team.” WK Pareles gave it props for “intriguing stories about sex and infidelity with disciplined singing, songwriting.” WK “Cray’s smoldering stance on Smoking Gun and Right Next Door rendered him the first sex symbol to emerge from the blues field in decades.” BD “Nothing but a Woman boasts an irresistible groove pushed by the Memphis Horns and some metaphorically inspired lyrics, while I Wonder and Guess I Showed Her sizzle with sensuality.” BD The Village Voice called it the third best album of the year WK and Rolling Stone named it the 42nd best album of the ‘80s. WK Notes:A 1995 reissue added a bonus live disc. |
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First posted 5/29/2008; last updated 3/18/2024. |
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