Can You Stop the Rain (album)

Can You Stop the Rain
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04) [1]
Studio	Boxer Sound The Plant Studio (Sausalito, California) Tempo Recording (Santa Monica, California) Preferred Sound (Woodland Hills, California) Beat Street Studios (North Hollywood, California) Ground Control Studios (Burbank, California) Cornerstone Studios (Chatsworth, California) Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California) Boxer Sound, The Hit Factory and Sear Sound (New York City, New York) Cheshire Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Funk Soul Pop
Length	57:12
Label	Columbia
Producer	Walter Afanasieff Peter Bunetta Peabo Bryson Rick Chudacoff Barry Mann Sir Gant Dwight W. Watkins
Peabo Bryson chronology
All My Love (1989) Can You Stop the Rain (1991) Through the Fire (1994)
Singles from Can You Stop the Rain
"Can You Stop the Rain" Released: May 4, 1991

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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost in the Night"	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Hans Zimmer	Walter Afanasieff	4:35
2.	"Can You Stop the Rain"	John Bettis Afanasieff	Afanasieff	5:35
3.	"Closer Than Close"	Mann Weil	Mann	4:42
4.	"Shower You with Love"	Peabo Bryson	Bryson Dwight W. Watkins	5:30
5.	"I Can't Imagine" (featuring Regina Belle)	Mann Gerry Goffin	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	Peter Bunetta Rick Chudacoff	4:45
10.	"Soul Provider"	Andy Goldmark Michael Bolton	Bunetta Chudacoff	4:52
11.	"If It's Really Love"	Bryson	Bryson Watkins	5:27

Personnel and credits

Musicians

• Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, keyboards (4, 6, 7), backing vocals (7)
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (1, 2, 5), synthesizers (1, 2, 5), drums (1, 2, 5), percussion (1, 2, 5), additional keyboards (3), synth bass (3)
• Louis Biancaniello – programming (1, 5)
• Ren Klyce – programming (1, 2, 5), additional drums (3), additional percussion (3)
• Gary Cirimelli – programming (2), computer programming (3), synthesizer programming (3)
• Barry Mann – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3), drums (3), percussion (3)
• Dean Gant – keyboards (4, 6, 8), Synclavier drums (6, 8), bass (8)
• Dwight W. Watkins – synthesizers (4, 6, 7, 11), bass guitar (4, 6, 7, 11), computer programming (4, 6, 7, 11), percussion (6, 7, 11), drums (7, 11), backing vocals (7, 11), keyboards (11)
• Marc Freeman – additional programming (4, 6, 7, 11)
• Peter Jacobson – additional programming (4, 6, 7, 11)
• Brad Cole – keyboards (9)
• Reginald "Sonny" Burke – additional keyboards (9)
• Rick Chudacoff – additional keyboards (9)
• Doug Grigsby – keyboards (10)
• Dean Parks – guitars (1)
• Vernon "Ice" Black – guitars (5)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (6, 8)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (9, 10)
• Edward Emory – cymbals (6, 8)
• Peter Bunetta – drums (9)
• Kirk Whalum – saxophone (5, 9)
• Pattie Howard – backing vocals (1)
• James Ingram – backing vocals (1)
• Phil Perry – backing vocals (1)
• Brenda Russell – backing vocals (1)
• Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals (2)
• Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (2)
• Melisa Kary – backing vocals (2)
• Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (2)
• Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals (2)
• Carl Anderson – backing vocals (3)
• Kevin Guillaume – backing vocals (3)
• Rick Nelson – backing vocals (3)
• Sandy Simmons – backing vocals (3)
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (4, 6, 8)
• Carl Carwell – backing vocals (4, 6, 8)
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals (4, 6, 8)
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (4, 6, 8)
• Regina Belle – lead vocals (5)
• Sophia Bender – backing vocals (7, 11)
• Karen Harris – backing vocals (7, 11)
• Terri Wade – backing vocals (7, 11)
• Ada Dyer – backing vocals (9, 10)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (9, 10)
• Curtis King – backing vocals (9, 10)

Arrangements

• Walter Afanasieff – arrangements (1, 2, 5)
• Barry Mann – arrangements (1, 3)
• Peabo Bryson – arrangements (4, 6-8, 11), rhythm arrangements (4, 6-8, 11), string arrangements (4, 6-8, 11)
• Dwight W. Watkins – arrangements (4, 6-8, 11), rhythm arrangements (4, 6-8, 11), string arrangements (4, 6-8, 11)
• Dean Gant – arrangements (8)
• Alex Brown – vocal arrangements (8)

Production

• Don Ienner – executive producer
• Jay Landers – executive producer
• Walter Afanasieff – executive producer (3)
• Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (1, 2, 5), mixing (1, 2, 5)
• Chris Hufford – engineer (3)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (3, 9, 10)
• Thom Kidd – recording (4, 6–8, 11), mixing (4, 6–8, 11)
• Leon Johnson – recording (9, 10)
• Craig Burbidge – additional overdub recording (4, 6–8, 11)
• Marc Freeman – technical support (4, 6, 7, 11)
• Peter Jacobson –technical support (4, 6, 7, 11)
• Andy Grassi – assistant engineer (1, 2)
• Manny LaCarrubba – assistant engineer (1-3)
• Gragg Lunsford – assistant engineer (2)
• Rich Travali – assistant engineer (2)
• Richard Hasal – assistant engineer (9, 10)
• Fred Kevorkian – assistant engineer (9, 10)
• Jan Lucas – assistant engineer (9, 10)
• Matt Pakucko – assistant engineer (9, 10)
• Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studio Operations (New York, NY)
• Arnold Levine – art direction
• E.J. Camp – photography
• David M. Franklin & Associates – management

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6]	188
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. "Can You Stop the Rain by Peabo Bryson". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
2. Ruhlmann, William. Peabo Bryson – Can You Stop the Rain: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
3. "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
4. "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
5. "American album certifications – Peabo Bryson – Can You Stop the Rain". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 23, 2020.
6. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 18, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved May 19, 2024.