Strong Persuader ("Made in W. Germany by PolyGram" on disc)

~ Release by The Robert Cray Band (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Smoking Gun recording engineer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Charlie Brocco mixer: Jeff Hendrickson bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson guitar: Robert Cray keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Village Recorders, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Smoking Gun writer: Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins and Robert Cray	4:09
2	I Guess I Showed Her recording engineer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Charlie Brocco mixer: Jeff Hendrickson bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Village Recorders, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States	3:41
3	Right Next Door (Because of Me) recording engineer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Charlie Brocco mixer: Jeff Hendrickson bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe percussion: Lee Spath tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Village Recorders, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Right Next Door (Because of Me) lyricist and composer: Dennis Walker publisher: Warner Bros. Music Ltd.	4:21
4	Nothin’ but a Woman recording engineer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Charlie Brocco mixer: Jeff Hendrickson bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Village Recorders, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States	3:59
5	Still Around recording engineer and mixer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Fidel Bell and Toni Greene bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States	3:44
6	More Than I Can Stand recording engineer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Charlie Brocco mixer: Jeff Hendrickson bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe percussion: Lee Spath tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Village Recorders, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States	2:58
7	Foul Play recording engineer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Charlie Brocco mixer: Jeff Hendrickson bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Village Recorders, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States	4:08
8	I Wonder recording engineer and mixer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Fidel Bell and Toni Greene bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States	3:58
9	Fantasized recording engineer and mixer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Fidel Bell and Toni Greene bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe percussion: Lee Spath tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States	4:05
10	New Blood recording engineer and mixer: Bill Dashiell executive producer: Larry Sloven producer: Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker assistant mixer: Fidel Bell and Toni Greene bass: Richard Cousins drums (drum set): David Olson keyboard: Peter Boe tenor saxophone: Andrew Love trombone and trumpet: Wayne Jackson vocals: Robert Cray recorded at: Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States	4:21

Credits

Release

art direction:	Bill Levy
additional photography:	Henry Diltz
photography:	Aaron Rapoport
mastering:	Bernie Grundman
design:	Kosh

mastered at:	Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/14295319 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001457946 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Right Next Door (Because of Me) by Robert Cray

part of:	Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (number: 42) (order: 42) Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Album (number: 2010) (order: 65)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/131477 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/robert_cray/strong_persuader/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193428 [info]
Wikidata:	Q31295 [info]