His album Strong Persuader was released in 1986 and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 chart. Robert Cray released the albums Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark in 1988, Midnight Stroll in 1990, I Was Warned in 1992, and Shame + A Sin in 1993. His albums Some Rainy Morning in 1995, Sweet Potato Pie in 1997, Take Your Shoes Off in 1999, Shoulda Been Home in 2001, Time Will Tell in 2003, and Twenty in 2005 all reached #2 or #3 on the US Blues chart. Cray’s album Live from Across the Pond was released in 2007 and reached #1 on the US Blues chart as did his album In My Soul in 2014. His single “Smoking Gun” reached #2 on the US Rock chart.