Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (album)
1988 studio album by the Robert Cray Band
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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.[8]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 8, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Urban blues[1] | |||
| Length | 41:28 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [4] |
| Record Mirror | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| The Village Voice | A−[7] |
Track listing
- "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (Dennis Walker) – 3:47
- "Don't You Even Care?" (Cray) – 3:56
- "Your Secret's Safe with Me" (Peter Boe, Dennis Walker) – 4:52
- "I Can't Go Home" (Cray) – 4:23
- "Night Patrol" (David Amy) – 4:43
- "Acting This Way" (Peter Boe, Richard Cousins) – 4:26
- "Gotta Change the Rules" (Cray) – 3:24
- "Across the Line" (David Amy, Peter Boe, Cray, David Olson) – 4:07
- "At Last" (Cray, Patsy Sermersheim) – 3:30
- "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