Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (album)

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1988
GenreUrban blues
Length41:28
LabelMercury
ProducerBruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
The Robert Cray Band chronology
Strong Persuader
(1986)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
(1988)
Midnight Stroll
(1990)
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AllMusic
Chicago Sun-Times
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
Record Mirror
Rolling Stone
The Village VoiceA−

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.