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.[ Billboard.com]
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
Certifications and sales
References
External links [ Robert Cray's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark at Allmusic.com]