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I Was Warned is a blues album by Robert Cray.[1] It was released in April 1992 through Mercury Records.[7] Like Cray’s previous album, it features his regular backing band playing alongside The Memphis Horns.[8]

I Was Warned
Studio album by Robert Cray
Released	April 1992
Recorded	Fantasy Studios, L.A.
Genre	Blues
Length	48:30
Label	Mercury
Producer	Dennis Walker
Robert Cray chronology
Midnight Stroll (1990) I Was Warned (1992) Shame + A Sin (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−[3]
Down Beat	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[6]

Track listing

1. "Just a Loser" (Tim Kaihatsu) – 4:23
2. "I'm a Good Man" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 4:12
3. "I Was Warned" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 7:15
4. "The Price I Pay" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 5:06
5. "Won the Battle" (Jim Pugh, Dennis Walker) – 3:53
6. "On the Road Down" (Cray, Steve Cropper) – 4:02
7. "A Whole Lotta Pride" (Cray, Dennis Walker) – 4:34
8. "A Picture of a Broken Heart" (Boz Scaggs, Dennis Walker) – 5:22
9. "He Don't Live Here Anymore" (Jim Pugh, Dennis Walker) – 5:13
10. "Our Last Time" (John Hanes, Jim Pugh) – 5:10[1]

Personnel

• Robert Cray - vocals and guitar
• Tim Kaihatsu - guitar
• Karl Sevareid - bass
• Jim Pugh - keyboards
• Kevin Hayes - drums

Memphis Horns

• Andrew Love - tenor saxophone
• Wayne Jackson - trumpet, trombone[8]

References

External links

• Review by Robert Christgau for Playboy

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