Before the Rain | ||||
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Released | 17 March 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
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Length | 49:02 | |||
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Singles from Before the Rain | ||||
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AllMusic | [6] |
Music Week | [7] |
Smash Hits | [8] |
Before the Rain is the third album by the British R&B vocal group Eternal, released on 17 March 1997. The album includes the single "I Wanna Be the Only One" (a duet with BeBe Winans), which became Eternal's first and only number one hit in the United Kingdom. "Someday" and "Don't You Love Me" were also issued as singles, and two other songs, "Finally" and "Think About Me", were released only in Japan. The album features lead vocals from Vernie Bennett ("Think About Me") and Kéllé Bryan ("I'm Still Crying", "All My Love"), and is their last to feature Bryan.
A commercial success, the album went Gold in its first week, debuting with sales of 100,000 copies before being certified Platinum. In June 2019, Before the Rain was ranked at number 35 on the Official Charts Company's list of the "top 40 biggest girl band studio albums of the last 25 years". [9] According to Billboard , a US release was planned for 26 August 1997, featuring 4 additional tracks. "Dreams", produced by Peter Mokran and Emosia was slated as the lead single and was serviced to R&B radio on 9 June 1997. [10]
"Someday", which was the theme to Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame , was released as a single in 1996, the year before Before the Rain was released. "Don't You Love Me" was released just before the album's release, followed by the duet with American singer BeBe Winans "I Wanna Be the Only One", which reached number one in the UK, becoming Eternal's first and only number one hit there. "How Many Tears" was scheduled for release as a single but plans were dropped due to the future release of the Greatest Hits . Australian version of the album includes the original mix of Dreams. Dreams was intended to be a single in the US where a repackaged version of Before The Rain would've been released, re-titled "Dreams" and including a further two new songs. These are thought to have been "Angel of Mine" and "Talk About It".
Before the Rain received a positive response from music critics and fans and it gained Eternal a MOBO Award. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the BPI for sales of over 300,000 copies.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't You Love Me" |
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| 3:49 |
2. | "I Wanna Be the Only One" (duet with BeBe Winans) |
| Andy Bradfield | 4:18 |
3. | "How Many Tears" |
| Harvey Mason, Jr. | 4:37 |
4. | "Grace Under Pressure" |
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| 4:41 |
5. | "Someday" | Simon Climie | 4:14 | |
6. | "Think About Me" (featuring Basil Reynolds) | Michelle Lewis |
| 4:39 |
7. | "Promises" |
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| 4:07 |
8. | "I'm Still Cryin" |
| Lowis | 4:50 |
9. | "All My Love" (featuring G-Man) |
| Lowis | 3:06 |
10. | "What Do You Mean When You Say" | Vernie Bennett |
| 4:58 |
11. | "Why Am I Waiting" |
| Mason | 4:16 |
12. | "It's Never Too Late" (Interlude) | E. Bennett |
| 1:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Dreams" |
| 4:13 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [29] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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