Candy Rain (album) explained

Candy Rain
Type:	studio
Artist:	Soul for Real
Cover:	SFRcandyrain.jpg
Released:	March 28, 1995
Recorded:	1994 - 1995
Length:	44:47
Label:	Uptown/MCA
Producer:	Andre Harrell (exec.), Heavy D (exec.), Trackmasters, Kenny Greene, Dave Cintron
Next Title:	For Life
Next Year:	1996

Candy Rain is the debut studio album from American R&B group Soul for Real, released on March 28, 1995, by Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records.

The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart. By August 1995 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA after sales exceeding one million copies in the United States.

Release and reception

Candy Rain peaked at twenty-three on the United States Billboard 200 and number five on the R&B Albums chart.^[1] The album was certified platinum by August 1995.^[2]

While Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic did call the group "undoubtedly fine singers," he didn't feel they were strong enough to make some of the weaker material on the album very convincing.^[3]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	38

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions^[8]
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Rhythmic Top 40	U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1994	"Candy Rain"	2	2	1	1	20
1995	"Every Little Thing I Do"	17	—	11	4	25
	"If You Want It"	—	43	53	—	—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[9]

• arranging – Heavy D, Terri Robinson
• art direction – Brett Wright
• assistant engineering – Ben Arindell, Chris Curran, Steve Sisco, Matt Tuffli
• assistant mixing – Steve Sisco, Matt Tuffli
• bass – Terri Robinson
• composing – Pete Belasco
• drum programming – Poke
• engineering – Bill Esses, Mikael Ifuersen, Richard Travali
• executive production – Andre Harrell, Heavy D
• guitar – James E. Rohlehr
• keyboards – Dave Cintron, Alexander Richbourg
• loops – Poke
• make-up – Melanie Harris
• mastering – Michael Sarsfield
• mixing – Bill Esses, Tony Maserati, Richard Travali
• photography – Mark Contratto
• production – Heavy D, Poke, Red Hot Lover Tone
• production coordination – Debra Young
• saxophone – Sylvester Scott
• vocal arrangement – Kenny Greene
• vocals – Andre Dalyrimple, Brian Dalyrimple, Christopher Dalyrimple, Jason Dalyrimple, Terri Robinson
• vocals (background) – Desiree Dalyrimple, Nicole Dalyrimple, Kenny Greene, Red Hot Lover Tone, Terri Robinson
• vocoder – Dave Cintron, Darin Whittington

External links

• Candy Rain at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212046|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Candy Rain > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))]. Allmusic. July 14, 2010.
2. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 14, 2010 : Search Results - Soul for Real. RIAA. July 14, 2010.
3. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212046|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Candy Rain > Review)))]. AllMusic. July 14, 2010.
4. Web site: Soul For Real, TLP. Billboard. May 9, 2021. subscription.
5. Web site: Soul For Real, BLP. Billboard. May 9, 2021. subscription.
6. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. May 9, 2021.
7. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. May 9, 2021.
8. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212046|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Candy Rain > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))]. Allmusic. July 14, 2010.
9. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212046|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Candy Rain > Credits)))]. Allmusic. July 14, 2010.