Before the Rain (Lee Oskar album)

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Studio album by
Lee Oskar
Released1978
StudioThe Record Plant (L.A. and Sausalito), Wally Heider Studios, Clover Recorders
Genre R&B, jazz
Length43:35
Label Elektra, Avenue
Producer Greg Errico
Singles from Before the Rain
  1. "Before the Rain"
  2. "Steppin'"
  3. "San Francisco Bay"
  4. "Feeling' Happy"
  5. "More Than Word Can Say"
  6. "Sing Song"
  7. "Haunted House"

Before the Rain is the second studio album by the Danish harmonica player Lee Oskar, released on 1978 by Elektra Records. [1] [2] It was reissued in 1995 by Avenue Records. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Linda Hamilton of Deseret News praised Oskar's performances, noting that it had "retained much of War's sound". [4] 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. [5] 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." [6] 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"." [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Billboard R&B [2] 97

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Position
US Billboard Jazz [7] 32

References

  1. ↑ Benarde, Scott R. (2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. UPNE. ISBN   978-1-58465-303-5.
  2. 1 2 Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 193. ISBN   978-0-87930-629-8 . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Henderson, Alex. "Before the Rain - Lee Oskar". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Hamilton, Linda (20 October 1979). "Let the discs fall where they may". Vol. 129, no. 109. The Deseret News. p. 14. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ↑ honeybear (23 September 2023). "Lee Oskar – Before the Rain (1978) Album Review". SleepyJack. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lee Oskar – Before the Rain". In Sheeps Clothing. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 December 1979. p. 95.
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