Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (album)

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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Studio album by
The Robert Cray Band
ReleasedAugust 8, 1988
Genre Urban blues [1]
Length41:28
Label Mercury
Producer Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
The Robert Cray Band chronology
Strong Persuader
(1986)		Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
(1988)		 Midnight Stroll
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Village Voice A− [7]

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]

Contents

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

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [10] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 McLeese, Don (August 15, 1988). "'Dark' proves Cray isn't afraid of risks". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Allmusic Review
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Robert Cray". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0857125958.
  4. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 143. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ↑ Strickland, Andy (September 17, 1988). "33 - Album Reviews". Record Mirror . p. 32. ISSN   0144-5804.
  6. ↑ "Robert Cray Band - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 30, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ Billboard.com
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Robert Cray – Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark". Music Canada.
  10. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Robert Cray – Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved July 16, 2022.Enter Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1992 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  11. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Robert Cray – Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Robert Cray – Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark". British Phonographic Industry.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Robert Cray – Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.
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