False Accusations

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
False Accusations
Robertcrayfalse.jpg
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[1]Favorable
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
The Village VoiceA–[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings3.5/4 stars[5]

False Accusations is the third studio album by The Robert Cray Band and was released 1985.[2]

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

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"[6]

Certifications[]

Sales certifications for False Accusations
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000^
United States — 350,000[9]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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