False Accusations | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 | ||||
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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.
Review scores | |
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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]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |