Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is the sixth album by American blues musician Robert Cray, released in 1988. It was unable to match the mainstream success of his previous album, Strong Persuader, peaking at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and staying on the chart for 60 weeks. 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