Take Your Shoes Off

Take Your Shoes Off
Studio album by
Robert Cray
ReleasedApril 27, 1999
GenreBlues
LabelRykodisc
ProducerSteve Jordan
Robert Cray chronology
Sweet Potato Pie
(1997)		 Take Your Shoes Off
(1999)		 Shoulda Been Home
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Blues RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star
USA TodayStarStarHalf star

Take Your Shoes Off is a blues album by Robert Cray, winning the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000. It was released on April 27, 1999, through the Rykodisc label. The album won a Grammy Award not just for Cray, but also for drummer and composer Steve Jordan (who played on the album as well) as producer. Jordan, and his wife, Meegan Voss, also contributed to the album, with a composition they wrote together, entitled "It's All Gone".

Track listing

  1. "Love Gone to Waste" (Thomas Bingham, Willie Mitchell) – 4:39
  2. "That Wasn't Me" (Cray) – 4:45
  3. "All the Way" (Cray, Sue Turner-Cray) – 5:11
  4. "There's Nothing Wrong" (Cray) – 4:54
  5. "24-7 Man" (Mack Rice, Jon Tiven) – 3:22
  6. "Pardon" (Cray) – 5:49
  7. "Let Me Know" (Cray) – 4:25
  8. "It's All Gone" (Steve Jordan, Meegan Voss) – 5:21
  9. "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" (Joseph Martin, Winfield Scott) – 3:11
  10. "Living Proof" (Jim Pugh) – 5:31
  11. "What About Me" (Cray) – 6:47
  12. "Tollin' Bells" (Willie Dixon) – 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Take Your Shoes Off, AllMusic Review
  2. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ↑ Jones, Steve (April 27, 1999). "Music Reviews: R&B". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Robert Cray Take Your Shoes Off CD". CD Universe. Muze Inc. 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Robert Cray's Grammy Awards History". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved September 6, 2020.