I Was Warned

I Was Warned is a blues album by Robert Cray. It was released in April 1992 through Mercury Records. Like Cray’s previous album, it features his regular backing band playing alongside The Memphis Horns.

I Was Warned
Studio album by
Robert Cray
ReleasedApril 1992
RecordedFantasy Studios, L.A.
GenreBlues
Length48:30
LabelMercury
ProducerDennis Walker
Robert Cray chronology
Midnight Stroll
(1990)		 I Was Warned
(1992)		 Shame + A Sin
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA–[3]
Down Beat[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing
  1. "Just a Loser" (Tim Kaihatsu) – 4:23
  2. "I'm a Good Man" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 4:12
  3. "I Was Warned" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 7:15
  4. "The Price I Pay" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 5:06
  5. "Won the Battle" (Jim Pugh, Dennis Walker) – 3:53
  6. "On the Road Down" (Cray, Steve Cropper) – 4:02
  7. "A Whole Lotta Pride" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 4:34
  8. "A Picture of a Broken Heart" (Boz Scaggs, Dennis Walker) – 5:22
  9. "He Don't Live Here Anymore" (Jim Pugh, Dennis Walker) – 5:13
  10. "Our Last Time" (John Hanes, Jim Pugh) – 5:10

Personnel
  • Robert Cray - guitar, vocals
  • Tim Kaihatsu - guitar
  • Karl Sevareid - bass
  • Jim Pugh - keyboards
  • Kevin Hayes - drums
Memphis Horns

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Kot, Greg (September 24, 1992). "I Was Warned (Mercury)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. Christgau, Robert (2000). "The Robert Cray Band". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 189. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. "Robert Cray - I Was Warned CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. Boehm, Mike (September 20, 1992). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2015.



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