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'''''That's What I Heard''''' is a [[studio album]] by American musician [[Robert Cray]]. It was released on February 28, 2020, under Nozzle Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2020/01/13/robert-cray-to-release-new-album-thats-what-i-heard-shares-new-single/|title=Robert Cray To Release New Album, 'That's What I Heard' Shares New Single|website=Rock and Blues Muse|last=Ehrenclou|first=Martine|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>

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==Critical reception==
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|MC=83/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/thats-what-i-heard/robert-cray-band|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|MC=83/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/thats-what-i-heard/robert-cray-band|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
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|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-what-i-heard-mw0003348916|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Deming|first=Mark|accessdate=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-what-i-heard-mw0003348916|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Deming|first=Mark|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[American Songwriter]]''
|rev2=''[[American Songwriter]]''
|rev2score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/robert-cray-thats-what-i-heard-album-review/|title=Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release|website=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|date=February 27, 2020|accessdate=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/robert-cray-thats-what-i-heard-album-review/|title=Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release|website=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[And It Don't Stop]]''
|rev3 = ''[[And It Don't Stop]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}<ref name="xgau">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=July 8, 2020|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-july-2020|title=Consumer Guide: July, 2020|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=[[Substack]]|accessdate=August 6, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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''"That's What I Heard'' " was met with widespread critical acclaim. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> Reviewing in his [[Substack]]-published "Consumer Guide" column, [[Robert Christgau]] highlighted the songs "This Man", "Burying Ground", and "My Baby Likes to Boogalo", while writing in the summary of the album: "At 66, one of the sharpest songwriters ever to identify bluesman identifies the abuser in the house and invents a dance called the FBI".<ref name="xgau"/> Mark Deming of [[AllMusic]] wrote in his review: "At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms."<ref name="AM"/>
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'''''That's What I Heard''''' is a [[studio album]] by American musician [[Robert Cray]]. It was released on February 28, 2020 under Nozzle Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2020/01/13/robert-cray-to-release-new-album-thats-what-i-heard-shares-new-single/|title=Robert Cray To Release New Album, ‘That’s What I Heard’ Shares New Single|website=Rock and Blues Muse|last=Ehrenclou|first=Martine|date=January 13, 2020|accessdate=May 9, 2020}}</ref>


==Awards==
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==Critical reception==
''That's What I Heard'' received the Soul Blues Album award at the 2021 Blues Music Award.
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''That's What I Heard'' was met with widespread critical acclaim. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> Reviewing in his [[Substack]]-published "Consumer Guide" column, [[Robert Christgau]] highlighted the songs "This Man", "Burying Ground", and "My Baby Likes to Boogalo", while writing in summary of the album: "At 66, one of the sharpest songwriters ever to identify bluesman identifies the abuser in the house and invents a dance called the FBI".<ref name="xgau"/> Mark Deming of [[AllMusic]] wrote in his review: "At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms."<ref name="AM"/>
<ref name="BMA">{{cite web |title=2021 Blues Music Award Winners |url=https://blues.org/2021-blues-music-award-winners-announced-by-the-blues-foundation/ |website=The Blues Foundation |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 5 December 2024

That's What I Heard
Studio album by
Robert Cray
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Genre
Length47:53
LabelNozzle
ProducerSteve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
4 Nights of 40 Years Live
(2015) 		That's What I Heard
(2020)

That's What I Heard is a studio album by American musician Robert Cray. It was released on February 28, 2020, under Nozzle Records.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
And It Don't Stop(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[5]

"That's What I Heard " was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 6 reviews.[2] Reviewing in his Substack-published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau highlighted the songs "This Man", "Burying Ground", and "My Baby Likes to Boogalo", while writing in the summary of the album: "At 66, one of the sharpest songwriters ever to identify bluesman identifies the abuser in the house and invents a dance called the FBI".[5] Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote in his review: "At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms."[3]

Awards

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That's What I Heard received the Soul Blues Album award at the 2021 Blues Music Award. [6]

Track listing

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That's What I Heard track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Anything You Want"3:52
2."Burying Ground"2:58
3."You're the One"2:49
4."This Man"5:06
5."You'll Want Me Back"3:58
6."Hot"3:44
7."Promises You Can't Keep"5:55
8."To Be With You"2:54
9."My Baby Likes to Boogaloo"3:50
10."Can't Make Me Change"5:03
11."A Little Less Lonely"4:19
12."Do It"3:25

Charts

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Chart performance for That's What I Heard
Chart (2020 Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 75
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 47
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10] 55

References

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  1. ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (January 13, 2020). "Robert Cray To Release New Album, 'That's What I Heard' Shares New Single". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 27, 2020). "Robert Cray Expands Boundaries on His Exuberant New Release". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (July 8, 2020). "Consumer Guide: July, 2020". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Blues Music Award Winners". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Robert Cray Band – That's What I Heard". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Robert Cray Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Robert Cray Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.


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