Can You Stop the Rain
Studio album by
Peabo Bryson
ReleasedJune 4, 1991 (1991-06-04)[1]
Genre
Length57:12
LabelColumbia
Producer
Peabo Bryson chronology
All My Love
(1989) 		Can You Stop the Rain
(1991) 		Through the Fire
(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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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."[2]

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.[3] It also peaked at number 88 on the US Billboard 200 for the week ending September 14, 1991.[4] This marked Bryson's highest-charting album since Straight from the Heart in 1984.[2] In 1994, Can You Stop the Rain was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lost in the Night"
Walter Afanasieff4:35
2."Can You Stop the Rain"
Afanasieff5:35
3."Closer Than Close"
  • Mann
  • Weil
Mann4:42
4."Shower You with Love"Peabo Bryson
  • Bryson
  • Dwight W. Watkins
5:30
5."I Can't Imagine" (featuring Regina Belle)
  • Afanasieff
  • Mann (co.)
4:28
6."I Wish You Love"Bryson
  • Bryson
  • Watkins
  • Sir Gant
5:58
7."You Don't Have to Beg"Bryson
  • Bryson
  • Watkins
5:41
8."I Wanna Be with You"Bryson
  • Bryson
  • Watkins
  • Sir Gant
5:43
9."I Just Had to Fall"
  • Allan D. Rich
  • Lou Pardini
4:45
10."Soul Provider"
  • Bunetta
  • Chudacoff
4:52
11."If It's Really Love"Bryson
  • Bryson
  • Watkins
5:27

Personnel and credits

Musicians

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 88
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Can You Stop the Rain by Peabo Bryson". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. Peabo Bryson – Can You Stop the Rain: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Peabo Bryson – Can You Stop the Rain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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