''Midnight Stroll'' is a
blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...
album by
Robert Cray
Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards.
Early life
Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was stationed at ...
and featuring the
Memphis Horns
The Memphis Horns were an American horn section, made famous by their many appearances on Stax Records. The duo consisted of Wayne Jackson (November 24, 1941 – June 21, 2016) on trumpet and Andrew Love (November 21, 1941 - April 12, 2012) on ...
.
It was released in June 1990 through
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
.
Also released in the UK on Mercury was an advance four-track EP called ''The Midnight Stroll EP''. Tracks on this are: "The Forecast (Calls for Pain)", "Holdin' Court", "Labor of Love" and "Midnight Stroll". MERCD 330. (Maybe also released elsewhere as INT 878 209-2.)
Track listing
#"The Forecast (Calls for Pain)" (David Plenn, Dennis Walker) – 4:00
#"These Things" (Cray) – 4:55
#"My Problem" (Cray) – 4:41
#"Labor of Love" (Tim Kaihatsu) – 3:56
#"Bouncin' Back" (Dennis Walker) – 4:05
#"Consequences" (Bonnie Hayes, Kevin Hayes, David Nagler-Burns) – 4:24
#"The Things You Do to Me" (Cray) – 4:44
#"Walk Around Time" (Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Pugh, Oscar Washington) – 4:18
#"Move a Mountain" (Cray, Tim Kaihatsu) – 4:07
#"Holdin' Court" (Richard Cousins, Hayes) – 4:40
#"Midnight Stroll" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 5:49
Personnel
Per the liner notes
*Robert Cray - vocals, guitar
*Richard Cousins - bass
*Jimmy Pugh - keyboards
*Kevin Hayes - drums, percussion
*Tim Kaihatsu - guitar
;The Memphis Horns
*
Wayne Jackson - trumpet, trombone
*
Andrew Love - tenor saxophone
Certifications and sales
References
Robert Cray albums
1990 albums
1990 debut EPs
Mercury Records albums
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