{"product_id":"robert-cray-strong-persuader","title":"Robert Cray - Strong Persuader [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRobert Cray - Strong Persuader [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700196\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600753975473\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blues \/ Blues Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mercury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrong Persuader\u003c\/em\u003e is the breakthrough album by Robert Cray, winning the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording and establishing Cray as the most important blues guitarist of his generation. Where many of his contemporaries looked backward, Cray pushed the blues forward with tight song writing, soulful vocals and a clean, stinging guitar tone that owed as much to Curtis Mayfield as to Albert Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmoking Gun\u003c\/strong\u003e became a crossover hit, its taut groove and sharp lyric making it one of the defining blues tracks of the 1980s. \u003cstrong\u003eRight Next Door (Because of Me)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a masterpiece of narrative songwriting, telling a story of infidelity from the perspective of the guilty party. \u003cstrong\u003eNothin' But a Woman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eI Guess I Showed Her\u003c\/strong\u003e showcase the band's ability to lock into tight, Memphis-influenced grooves, while \u003cstrong\u003eFoul Play\u003c\/strong\u003e strips back to a slow, intense burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoking Gun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Guess I Showed Her\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRight Next Door (Because of Me)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNothin' But a Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStill Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore Than I Can Stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoul Play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wonder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Blood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Cray - Guitar, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Cousins - Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter Boe - Keyboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Olson - Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDennis Walker - Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Bromberg - Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Robert Cray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57940198621571,"sku":"700196","price":24.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/Robert_Cray_-_Strong_Persuader_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1778503553","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/robert-cray-strong-persuader","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}