| The Cult of Ray | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Frank Black |
| Cover: | Fbray.jpg |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 41:40 |
| Label: | American |
| Producer: | Frank Black |
| Prev Title: | Teenager of the Year |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Frank Black and the Catholics |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
The Cult of Ray is the third solo studio album by American musician Frank Black. Black opted to produce The Cult of Ray himself, after Eric Drew Feldman produced his first two albums.
The album title is a reference to author Ray Bradbury.[1] The album's final song is a tribute to Shazeb Andleeb, who was beaten to death at Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California (a school Black attended), in May 1995.[2]
The Cult of Ray peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 127 on the Billboard 200 in 1996.
The core musicians employed on this album would eventually be dubbed the Catholics and would continue as Black's backing group for the following seven years (albeit with a changed line up).