On August 8, 1988, “Mercury” label released “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”, the sixth Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 1988 and was produced by Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker.

Personnel:

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

Personnel:

1. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Robert Cray, Dennis Walker
2. Don’t You Even Care? – Robert Cray
3. Your Secret’s Safe with Me – Peter Boe, Dennis Walker
4. I Can’t Go Home – Robert Cray
5. Night Patrol – David Amy
6. Acting This Way – Peter Boe, Richard Cousins
7. Gotta Change the Rules – Robert Cray
8. Across the Line – David Amy, Peter Boe, Robert Cray, David Olson
9. At Last – Robert Cray, Patsy Sermersheim
10. Laugh Out Loud – Dennis Walker