"At a time when deep Southern soul isn't doing a whole lot better than the blues in the marketplace, Robert Cray is an effective cheerleader for both forms, and That's What I Heard shows that after 40 years of record-making, he's in no way tired or short on ideas and inspiration"

"Nobody sings like Robert Cray and nobody plays guitar like he does either. Perhaps the late Johnny "Clyde" Copeland said it best, "Nobody has that soulful feel like Robert. It's special." And, if that's not enough, he may well be the best blues songwriter since those early days of the originators. Of course, what makes Cray's signature style is the fusing of so many styles of music. He could just as easily fall into the soul and R&B category. And damn! He's still doing it his way, like nobody else - a true original"