Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (album) explained

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Robert Cray Band
Cover:	robertcraydontbe.jpg
Released:	August 8, 1988
Genre:	Urban blues
Length:	41:28
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
Prev Title:	Strong Persuader
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Midnight Stroll
Next Year:	1990

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, released in 1988, is American blues musician Robert Cray's follow-up to Strong Persuader. It was unable to match the mainstream success of Strong Persuader, peaking at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and staying on the chart for 60 weeks.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (Dennis Walker) – 3:47
2. "Don't You Even Care?" (Cray) – 3:56
3. "Your Secret's Safe with Me" (Peter Boe, Dennis Walker) – 4:52
4. "I Can't Go Home" (Cray) – 4:23
5. "Night Patrol" (David Amy) – 4:43
6. "Acting This Way" (Peter Boe, Richard Cousins) – 4:26
7. "Gotta Change the Rules" (Cray) – 3:24
8. "Across the Line" (David Amy, Peter Boe, Cray, David Olson) – 4:07
9. "At Last" (Cray, Patsy Sermersheim) – 3:30
10. "Laugh Out Loud" (Dennis Walker) – 4:20

Personnel

• Fidel Bell – assistant engineer
• Peter Boe – keyboards
• Charlie Brocco – mixing assistant
• Richard Cousins – bass
• Robert Cray – guitar, vocals
• Bill Dashiell – engineer
• Deborah Feingold – photography
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Jeff Hendrickson – mixing
• Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
• The Memphis Horns – arranger, horn, horn arrangements
  • Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
• Dave Olson – drums
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone on "Acting This Way"
• Chris Thompson – design

External links

• [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r88353|pure_url=yes}} Robert Cray's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark at Allmusic.com]

Notes and References

1. Billboard.com