In the early eighties Robert Cray was the biggest revelation in the blues since B.B. King, reaching an old and young generation with his debut album 'Who's' Been Talkin'" and his live performances in the States and Europe. In 1985 he released the album 'Showdown!' with two of his heroes: Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland. Robert Cray's compositions delivered intriguing stories about sex and infidelity with disciplined singing, songwriting, and a version of blues and soul that doesn't come from any one region, building an idiom for songs that tell with conversational directness the stories of ordinary folks. 'Collected' is a 40 years career spanning overview starting in 1980 with a grand finale with guests such as B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton & Joe Bonamassa.- Disc 1 -1 Too Many Cooks2 That's What I'll Do3 Nice As a Fool Can Be4 Got to Make a Comeback5 Phone Booth6 Change of Heart, Change of Mind7 I've Supped Her Mind8 I Guess I Showed Her9 Smoking Gun10 Right Next Door (Because of Me)11 Foul Play12 More Than I Can Stand13 Nothin' But a Woman14 Night Patrol15 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark16 Acting This Way17 Don't You Even Care18 The Forecast (Calls for Pain)19 Bouncin' Back20 Consequences - Disc 2 -1 Just a Loser2 I Was Warned3 The Price I Pay4 Some Pain, Some Shame5 1040 Blues6 Moan7 I Can't Quit8 Do That for Me9 24-7 Man (Rock Mix)10 Pardon11 Love Sickness12 Baby's Arms13 Times Makes Two14 Poor Johnny15 Trouble and Pain16 Great Big Old House - Disc 3 -1 A Memo2 You Move Me3 Fine Yesterday4 Nobody's Fault But Me5 The Same Love That Make Me Laugh6 I Don't Care7 She's Into Something (Collins, Cray & Copeland)8 Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Live) (With Chuck Berry)9 634-5789 (Live) (With Tina Turner)10 Baby Lee (With John Lee Hooker)11 Mr. Lucky (With Johhn Lee Hooker)12 Playin' with My Friends (With B.B. King)13 Rumors (With the Memphis Horns)14 Love Struck Baby (Live)15 Give Me One Reason (With Joe Bonamassa)16 Crossroads (Live) (With Eric Clapton)17 Phone Booth (Live)18 Back at the Chicken Shack (Live)
