Smoking Gun (song)
| "Smoking Gun" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Robert Cray | |
| Released | 1986[1] |
| Recorded | 1986[1] |
| Genre | Blues rock |
| Label | Mercury Records[1] |
| Writer(s) | Robert Cray, Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins[2] |
| Producer(s) | Dennis Walker, Bruce Bromberg[2] |
Smoking Gun is a 1986 song by Robert Cray. It made #2 on the Mainstream Rock charts,[1] and the next year made #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] In addition, for this song Cray was nominated for the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards for Best New Artist in a Video.[3]
Background
The song deals with infidelity.[2]
Critical reception
Ed Hogan of AllMusic remarked that the song contained "an arresting, up-tempo groove" which "ushered in the contemporary blues era with its respectful nod to the blues tradition while imparting the genre with an underlying airiness".[2]
Appears On
- Millennium Blues Party compilation by Rhino Records
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Robert Cray - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Smoking Gun - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "Downtown" Julie Brown, Carolyn Heldman & Dweezil Zappa (11 September 1987). "1987 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. Missing or empty
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