I Was Warned

Robert Cray | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 7, 1994)
• Original Release Date: September 8, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Special Markets
• ASIN: B000001DW6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked masterpiece, December 24, 2001

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Stephen Doig (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Was Warned (Audio CD)

Of all Robert Cray albums, over a career that has now spanned 20 years, this is the one I keep coming back to time and time again. I Was Warned is not one of Robert Cray's more critically acclaimed or commercially successful albums, yet for me it's a handsome, undemanding record that is full of great songs and superb playing. As a practitioner of the blues, Cray has been instrumental in it's re-emergence as a popular art-form in the 80's and 90's, however he has never considered himself to be a 'bluesman' - preferring to call his sound a blues/soul/rock hybrid. I Was Warned tends towards soul and rock. There is a definite feel-good factor to 'Just A Loser' and 'I'm A Good Man', both carry an irresistable groove and Cray clearly revels in his everyman tales of love and life. 'The Price I Pay' is a meditation on fading love, it is one of Cray's finest ballads - a side of his music that seems to get overlooked. 'On The Road Down' is blisteringly good also and showcases some fine guitar-work. Blues purists may find I Was Warned a little too slick, but I love the mood that these taut, polished and wholly enjoyable songs put me in.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful, August 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I Was Warned (Audio CD)

This is Robert Cray's most soulful and heartfelt CD among the eight that I own, the one that I reach for over and over again whenever I crave quintessential Cray. The first Robert Cray song I ever heard was "I Was Warned", and it sent me running to the nearest music store. "He Don't Live Here Anymore" is so raw that I sometimes have to skip over it. Just technically, emotionally, viscerally a wonderful collection.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Never gets old, November 1, 2001

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Martin Lemos (Millbrae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Was Warned (Audio CD)

I have to say that this CD is a very cool Cd that any true fan of music should have in their collection. "Strong Persuader" was the first Cd of Robert Crays that I owned and from there I have built up my collection. My favorite song on this disc is the title track, to me it is down and dirty blues music at its best. "The Price I Pay" is another slow blues tune that is also worth a good listen to. Other stand out on this disc are 'Just A Loser", "Won The Battle",and "He Don't Live Here Anymore" If you own any other Robert Cray CD, add this to your collection.