Before Nightfall is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Robert Francis, released on October 9, 2009, by Atlantic Records.

In an interview with Redefine magazine, Francis said that darkness was a major theme on the album.

[1] Andrew Leahey of AllMusic summarized it as a "grounded, no-frills album, sometimes sweeping in scope.

Club's Marc Hawthorne found producer Sardy's presence intruding, writing, "he and [Sardy] have given his music a sheen that adds too much distance between performer and listener.

"[3] Michael Hann at The Guardian felt the album's contents artificial, commenting, "It's a pleasant haze of guitars, bass and drums, sliding by like midwestern plains viewed from a car window [...] but there's little of the sense of sincere connection that lifts the very best American heartland rock out of its homeland and makes it universal.