| Cruisin' | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1978 |
| Studio | Elektra, Avenue |
| Genre | R&B, jazz |
| Length | 43:35 |
| Singles from Before the Rain | |
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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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
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]
| Weekly charts (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard R&B [2] | 97 |
| Yearly charts (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz [7] | 32 |
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