| Cruisin' | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lee Oskar |
| Cover: | LeeOskarBeforeTheRain.jpg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Studio: | Elektra, Avenue |
| Genre: | R&B, jazz |
| Length: | 43:35 |
Before the Rain is the second studio album by the Danish harmonica player Lee Oskar, released on 1978 by Elektra Records.[1] It was reissued in 1995 by Avenue Records.
Linda Hamilton of Deseret News praised Oskar's performances, noting that it had "retained much of War's sound".[2] SleepyJack praised the album's sound design, stating that it was "straight-forward and stripped-down" and "put the harmonica in a role typically reserved for sax sounded fresh.[3] A reviewer for In Sheep's Clothing praised the album, which they said was a "roller disco classic", also nothing that it was "a pleasant harmonica funk album with one incredible haunted tune."[4] Alex Henderson of AllMusic praised Oskar's harmonica playing, stating it was "expressive whether he is getting mildly funky on "Steppin'" or being mellow and laid-back on "More Than Words Can Say"."