False Accusations
Studio album by
The Robert Cray Band
Released1985
StudioSage & Sound, Music Lab & Haywoods, Los Angeles
GenreBlues
Length38:23
LabelHightone
ProducerBruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
The Robert Cray Band chronology
Bad Influence
(1983)		 False Accusations
(1985)		 Showdown!
(1985)

False Accusations is the third studio album by the Robert Cray Band, released 1985.[1][2]

In the same year, Cray won the W.C. Handy Award for best male artist of 1985.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]
Rolling StoneFavorable[5]
The Village VoiceA−[6]

The Boston Globe listed the album among the best of 1985, writing that Cray "melds soul-style vocals with masterful blues guitar."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Porch Light" (Dennis Walker) – 5:01
  2. "Change of Heart, Change of Mind (S.O.F.T)" (Cray, Richard Cousins) – 3:49
  3. "She's Gone" (David Amy, Cray, Ozall Washington, Peter Boe) – 2:50
  4. "Playin' in the Dirt" (David Amy, Cray) – 3:46
  5. "I've Slipped Her Mind" (Dennis Walker) – 5:15
  6. "False Accusations" (Dennis Walker, Cray, Richard Cousins) – 3:55
  7. "The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This)" (Cray) – 3:50
  8. "Payin' for It Now" (David Amy, Cray) – 4:38
  9. "Sonny" (David Amy, Dennis Walker) – 4:48[2]

Personnel

The Robert Cray Band
  • Robert Cray - guitar, vocals
  • Richard Cousins - bass
  • Peter Boe - keyboards
  • David Olson - drums
Horn section
  • David Li - horn arrangement, tenor saxophone, percussion on "Porch Light"
  • Nolan Smith - trumpet
Additional musicians
  • Dave Wilson - second guitar on "Sonny"
  • Dennis Walker - second bass on "Sonny"

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for False Accusations
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 60,000^
United States — 350,000[10]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Freedman, Samuel G. (16 Nov 1986). "Robert Cray's Blues Embody a Different, Modern Era". The New York Times. p. A23.
  2. 1 2 3 "False Accusations - Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Robert Cray". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 11, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ McLaughlin, Jeff (19 Dec 1985). "1985's Top Ten Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 14.
  8. ↑ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Robert Cray – False Accusations". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Iorio, Paul (9 May 1987). "East Coastings" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. worldradiohistory.com: 11. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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