Robert Cray discography

This is the discography of American blues musician Robert Cray.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US	AUS [1]	DEN	FRA	GER	NLD	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK
Who's Been Talkin'	Released: March 1980 Label: Tomato Format: CD, LP	—	32	—	—	—	66	29	—	—	—
Bad Influence	Released: August 1983 Label: HighTone Format: CD, LP	143	89	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—		US: 13,000 [2] [ page needed ]
False Accusations	Released: October 1985 Label: HighTone Format: CD, LP	141	30	—	—	—	25	17	—	—	68	BPI: Silver [3] RMNZ: Gold [4]	US: 350,000 [5] [ page needed ]
Strong Persuader	Released: November 17, 1986 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	13	6	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	34	ARIA: Platinum [6] [ page needed ] BPI: Silver [3] CRIA: Gold [7] NVPI: Platinum [8] RIAA: 2× Platinum [9] RMNZ: 4× Platinum [10]
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	Released: August 8, 1988 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	32	17	—	—	28	1	6	—	7	13	ARIA: Gold [11] BPI: Gold [3] CRIA: Gold [7] NVPI: Gold [8] RIAA: Gold [9] RMNZ: 2× Platinum [4]
Too Many Cooks	Released: March 1989 Label: Tomato Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Midnight Stroll	Released: September 18, 1990 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	51	34	—	—	—	29	38	36	32	19	ARIA: Gold [11] BPI: Silver [3] RIAA: Gold [9] RMNZ: Gold [4]
I Was Warned	Released: August 31, 1992 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	103	99	—	—	—	42	—	—	27	29
Shame + A Sin	Released: October 5, 1993 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	143	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48
Some Rainy Morning	Released: May 9, 1995 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	127	—	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	63
Sweet Potato Pie	Released: May 5, 1997 Label: Mercury Format: CD, LP	184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Take Your Shoes Off	Released: April 27, 1999 Label: Rykodisc Format: CD, LP	181	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99
Shoulda Been Home	Released: May 15, 2001 Label: Rykodisc Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Time Will Tell	Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Sanctuary Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Twenty	Released: May 24, 2005 Label: Sanctuary Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
This Time	Released: August 11, 2009 Label: Nozzle/Vanguard Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nothin but Love	Released: August 21, 2012 Label: Provogue Format: CD, LP	187	—	32	125	36	24	—	—	44	62
In My Soul	Released: March 31, 2014 Label: Provogue Format: CD, LP	128	—	—	130	69	28	—	—	46	43
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm	Released: April 28, 2017 Label: Jay-Vee/Warner Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	168	—	—	71	76
That's What I Heard	Released: February 28, 2020 Label: Nozzle/Universal Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	—	47	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with chart positions and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales
		US	AUS	DEN	FRA	GER	NLD	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK
Showdown! (with Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland)	Released: 1985 [12] Label: Alligator Format: CD, LP	124	85	—	99	—	54	45	—	—	—	US: 175,000 [13] [ page needed ]
3× Gold (with INXS and Wet Wet Wet)	Released: June 5, 1988 [14] Label: Gold Collections Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—
In Concert (with Albert Collins)	Released: 1999 [15] Label: Indigo Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	EP details
The Midnight Stroll	Released: June 1, 1990 [16] Label: Polygram Formats: CD, LP, MC

Singles

Year	Title	US Rock [17]	US Hot 100 [17]	UK Singles [18]
1986	"Smoking Gun"	2	22	-
1987	"I Guess I Showed Her"	28	-	-
	"Right Next Door (Because of Me)"	27	80	50
	"Nothin' But a Woman"	-	-	-
1988	"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"	4	74	-
	"Night Patrol"	49	-	-
1989	"Acting This Way"	24	-	-
1990	"Consequences"	32	-	-
	"The Forecast (Calls for Pain)"	11	-	-
1992	"Just a Loser"	33	-	-
1993	"1040 Blues"	-	-	-
1996	"Baby Lee" (John Lee Hooker with Robert Cray)	-	-	65
2014	"You Move Me" [19]	-	-	-

References

1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 68.
2. Weinger, Harry (22 December 1984). "Robert Cray Keeps The Blues Alive". Billboard Magazine . p. 54.
3. "British certifications – Robert Cray". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 August 2020.Type Robert Cray in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
4. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN   978-1-877443-00-8.
5. Iorio, Paul (9 May 1987). "East Coastings". Cashbox Magazine : 11.
6. "Thanks a Million From The Robert Cray Band". Billboard Magazine . 26 December 1987.
7. "Canadian certifications – Robert Cray". Music Canada . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
8. "Dutch certifications – Robert Cray" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 10 August 2020.Enter Robert Cray in the "Artiest of titel" box.
9. "American certifications – Robert Cray". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
10. "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums – June 1, 2008". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
11. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing.
12. "Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland – Showdown!" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
13. "Niche Labels, Modest Numbers". Billboard Magazine . 9 January 1999.
14. "INXS / Robert Cray / Wet Wet Wet – 3× Gold" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
15. "Robert Cray With Albert Collins − In Concert (1999)". Discogs . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
16. "The Midnight Stroll EP: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
17. "Allmusic ((( Robert Cray > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))".
18. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 125. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
19. "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27.