False Accusations

False Accusations
Studio album by the Robert Cray Band
Released	1985
Studio	Sage & Sound, Music Lab & Haywoods, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues
Length	38:23
Label	Hightone
Producer	Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
The Robert Cray Band chronology
Bad Influence (1983) False Accusations (1985) Showdown! (1985)

False Accusations is the third studio album by the Robert Cray Band, released 1985. ^{[1] [2]}

In the same year, Cray won the W.C. Handy Award for best male artist of 1985.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[4]
Rolling Stone	Favorable [5]
The Village Voice	A− [6]

The Boston Globe listed the album among the best of 1985, writing that Cray "melds soul-style vocals with masterful blues guitar." ^[7]

Track listing

1. "Porch Light" (Dennis Walker) – 5:01
2. "Change of Heart, Change of Mind (S.O.F.T)" (Cray, Richard Cousins) – 3:49
3. "She's Gone" (David Amy, Cray, Ozall Washington, Peter Boe) – 2:50
4. "Playin' in the Dirt" (David Amy, Cray) – 3:46
5. "I've Slipped Her Mind" (Dennis Walker) – 5:15
6. "False Accusations" (Dennis Walker, Cray, Richard Cousins) – 3:55
7. "The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This)" (Cray) – 3:50
8. "Payin' for It Now" (David Amy, Cray) – 4:38
9. "Sonny" (David Amy, Dennis Walker) – 4:48 ^[2]

Personnel

The Robert Cray Band

• Robert Cray – guitar, vocals
• Richard Cousins – bass
• David Olson – drums
• Peter Boe – keyboards

Horn section

• David Li – horn arrangement, tenor saxophone, percussion on "Porch Light"
• Nolan Smith – trumpet

Additional musicians

• Dave Wilson – second guitar on "Sonny"
• Dennis Walker – second bass on "Sonny"

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for False Accusations

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [8]	Gold	7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [9]	Silver	60,000^
United States	—	350,000 [10]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Freedman, Samuel G. (November 16, 1986). "Robert Cray's Blues Embody a Different, Modern Era". The New York Times. p. A23.
2. "False Accusations - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
6. Christgau, Robert (March 11, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
7. McLaughlin, Jeff (December 19, 1985). "1985's Top Ten Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 14.
8. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN   978-1-877443-00-8.
9. "British album certifications – Robert Cray – False Accusations". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
10. Iorio, Paul (May 9, 1987). "East Coastings" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine . worldradiohistory.com: 11. Retrieved June 12, 2021.