False Accusations

False Accusations
False Accusations
Studio album by The Robert Cray Band
Released	1985
Studio	Sage & Sound, Music Lab & Haywoods, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues
Length	38:23
Label	Hightone
Producer	Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker
The Robert Cray Band chronology

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[6]
Rolling Stone	Favorable^[3]
The Village Voice	A−^[5]

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

Certifications and sales for *False Accusations*
Region	Certification	Certified 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.

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

v t e Robert Cray
Discography
Studio albums	Who's Been Talkin' Bad Influence False Accusations Strong Persuader Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Midnight Stroll I Was Warned Shame + A Sin Some Rainy Morning Sweet Potato Pie Take Your Shoes Off Shoulda Been Home Time Will Tell Twenty This Time Nothin but Love In My Soul That's What I Heard
Live albums	Live from Across the Pond Live at the BBC Cookin' in Mobile
Collaborations	Showdown! (with Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland)
Singles	"Smoking Gun"