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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.

Can You Stop the Rain
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04)[1]
Genre	R&B pop rock
Length	57:12
Label	Columbia
Producer	Walter Afanasieff (also exec.) Peter Bunetta Peabo Bryson Rick Chudacoff Jay Landers (exec.) Barry Mann Sir Gant Dwight W. Watkins
Peabo Bryson chronology
All My Love (1989) Can You Stop the Rain (1991) Through the Fire (1994)

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

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

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