False Accusations is the third studio album by the Robert Cray Band, released 1985.

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

False Accusations

Critical reception

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

False Accusations

Track listing

"Porch Light" (Dennis Walker) – 5:01

"Change of Heart, Change of Mind (S.O.F.T)" (Cray, Richard Cousins) – 3:49

"She's Gone" (David Amy, Cray, Ozall Washington, Peter Boe) – 2:50

"Playin' in the Dirt" (David Amy, Cray) – 3:46

"I've Slipped Her Mind" (Dennis Walker) – 5:15

"False Accusations" (Dennis Walker, Cray, Richard Cousins) – 3:55

"The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This)" (Cray) – 3:50

"Payin' for It Now" (David Amy, Cray) – 4:38

"Sonny" (David Amy, Dennis Walker) – 4:48

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"

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Certifications and sales

References

Robert Cray albums

1985 albums

HighTone Records albums