Bad Influence (Robert Cray album)

Bad Influence is a 1983 album by the blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Robert Cray.

Released with Hightone Records, this was the album thought to have put Cray on the map, prior to his explosion into the mainstream with Strong Persuader in 1986. It was his second release and his first on High Tone Records. It contained two cover versions: Johnny Guitar Watson's "Don't Touch Me" and Eddie Floyd's "Got to Make a Comeback". The most well-known and memorable song off the album was probably the funky minor-key blues song, "Phone Booth," later covered by his idol Albert King. Bruce Bromberg and David Walker produced the album for the California-based High Tone Records. To date the album sold over a million copies.

Track listing

1. "Phone Booth" (Robert Cray, Richard Cousins, Dennis Walker) (3:32)
2. "Bad Influence" (Cray, Mike Vannice) (2:56)
3. "Grinder" (Cray, D. Amy) (4:09)
4. "To Make a Comeback" (Eddie Floyd) (5:52)
5. "So Many Women, So Little Time" (Oscar Washington) (4:01)
6. "Where Do I Go from Here" (Cray, Mike Vannice, Dennis Walker) (4:03)
7. "Waiting for the Tide to Turn" (Cray, Mike Vannice, Dennis Walker) (3:31)
8. "March On'" (Cray) (2:25)
9. "Don't Touch Me" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Shawn Dewey) (3:25)
10. "No Big Deal" (Cray, D. Amy) (4:14)

Bonus Tracks

1. "I Got Loaded" (Robert Camille) (3:37)
2. "Share What You've Got, Keep What You Need" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper) (3:50)