Can You Stop the Rain (album) explained

Can You Stop the Rain
Type:Studio
Artist:Peabo Bryson
Cover:Can You Stop the Rain.jpg
Released:[1]
Genre:
Length:57:12
Label:Columbia
Producer:
Prev Title:All My Love
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Through the Fire
Next Year:1994

Can You Stop the Rain is the fifteenth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Columbia Records on June 4, 1991,[1] in the United States. Following the release of All My Love (1989), his sole return release with his longtime label, Capitol Records, the singer signed with label Columbia to complete work on his next project along with Walter Afanasieff, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, and Barry Mann. Bryson himself became instrumental in composing and producing several songs on his own for the album along with Sir Gant and Dwight W. Watkins.

Critical reception

AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann found that with Can You Stop the Rain "Bryson seemed to have reconciled himself to the public's view of him as primarily a balladeer, and he delivered the goods, especially on the title track [...] and on the Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann tune "Closer Than Close." Bryson helped his own cause considerably by involving himself in the writing and production of five of the 11 songs."

Chart performance

Can You Stop the Rain reached number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Bryson's first album to do so. It also peaked at number 88 on the US Billboard 200 for the week ending September 14, 1991. This marked Bryson's highest-charting album since Straight from the Heart in 1984. In 1994, Can You Stop the Rain was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Personnel and credits

Musicians

Production

Studios

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Can You Stop the Rain by Peabo Bryson . iTunes Store (US) . . December 10, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 18, 1992. Bubbling Down Under. May 19, 2024.