Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (album)

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Studio album by Robert Cray
Released	August 8, 1988
Genre	Blues
Length	41:28
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
Robert Cray chronology
Strong Persuader 1986 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 1988 Midnight Stroll 1990

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, released in 1988, was American blues musician Robert Cray's follow-up to Strong Persuader. It was unable to match the mainstream success of Strong Persuader, despite having an equal number of gems.

Track listing

1. "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (Cray, Walker) – 3:47
2. "Don't You Even Care?" (Cray) – 3:56
3. "Your Secret's Safe with Me" (Boe, Walker) – 4:52
4. "I Can't Go Home" (Cray) – 4:23
5. "Night Patrol" (Amy) – 4:43
6. "Acting this Way" (Boe, Cousins) – 4:26
7. "Gotta Change the Rules" (Cray) – 3:24
8. "Across the Line" (Amy, Boe, Cray, Olson) – 4:07
9. "At Last" (Cray, Sermersheim) – 3:30
10. "Laugh Out Loud" (Walker) – 4:20

Personnel

• Fidel Bell – assistant engineer
• Peter Boe – keyboards
• Charlie Brocco – mixing assistant
• Bruce Bromberg – producer
• Richard Cousins – bass
• Robert Cray – guitar, vocals
• Bill Dashiell – engineer
• Deborah Feingold – photography
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Jeff Hendrickson – mixing
• Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
• Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
• Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
• The Memphis Horns – arranger, horn, horn arrangements
• Dave Olson – drums
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Chris Thompson – design
• Dennis Walker – producer

External links

• Robert Cray's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark at Allmusic.com