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Shoulda Been Home
Studio album by Robert Cray
Released	2001
Recorded	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) Royal Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre	Blues
Length	52:45
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Steve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
Take Your Shoes Off (1999) Shoulda Been Home (2001) Time Will Tell (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
PopMatters	Positive
Rolling Stone	Mixed

Shoulda Been Home is a 2001 album by blues musician Robert Cray consisting of 12 new tracks, seven of them written or co-written by Cray. It was released by Rykodisc Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robert Cray; except where indicated

1. "Baby's Arms" – 2:55
2. "Already Gone" – 6:32
3. "Anytime" (Jim Pugh) – 5:26
4. "Love Sickness" (Mack Rice) 2:59
5. "I'm Afraid" – 3:11
6. "No One Special" – 4:47
7. "Out of Eden" (Jim Pugh) – 9:19
8. "Cry for Me Baby" (Mel London) – 3:06
9. "Far Away" (Cray, S. Turner) – 6:24
10. "Renew Blues" (Cray, Jim Pugh, Kevin Hayes, Karl Sevareid) – 1:02
11. "Help Me Forget" – 4:18
12. "The 12 Year Old Boy" (Mel London) – 2:46

Personnel

• Robert Cray - Guitar, Vocals
• Jim Pugh - Keyboards
• Karl Sevareid - Bass (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
• Willie Weeks - Bass (tracks: 5)
• Kevin Hayes - Drums (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12)
• Steve Jordan - Drums (tracks: 5, 8, 10); Percussion (tracks: 6, 7); Guitar, Backing Vocals (track: 4)
• Andrew Love - Tenor Saxophone (tracks: 1, 4)
• Jack Hale, Sr. - Trombone (tracks: 1, 4)
• Ben Cauley - Trumpet (tracks: 1, 4)

References

1. "Untitled". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. ^ "Shoulda Been Home - Robert Cray | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via www.allmusic.com.
4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

• 2006 albums
• Robert Cray albums
• Rykodisc albums
• Albums recorded at Royal Studios