Calm Before the Storm is the debut studio album by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt, released in 1996 on Reprise Records. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the CRIA and gold by the RIAA, and is his most successful album in the United States. Its four singles — "My Heart Has a History", "I Do", "I Meant to Do That", and "Take It from Me" — were all Number One hits on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts. All four singles were Top 40 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, where they reached Nos. 5, 2, 39, and 38, respectively.
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| Released | June 11, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:45 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Josh Leo | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
"Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" is a cover of a country standard which has been recorded by several artists, including Johnny Rodriguez, who released it as a single.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Heart Has a History" | Mark D. Sanders, Paul Brandt | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Take It from Me" | Roy Hurd, Brandt | 3:26 |
| 3. | "I Do (Robin's Song)" | Brandt | 3:39 |
| 4. | "12 Step Recovery" | Rick Bowles, Josh Leo | 3:22 |
| 5. | "I Meant to Do That" | Lynn Gillespie Chater, Kerry Chater, Brandt | 3:28 |
| 6. | "One and Only One" | Bowles, Leo, Brandt | 3:21 |
| 7. | "All Over Me" | Tracy Parker, Jimmy Wooten | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Calm Before the Storm" | Brandt | 3:31 |
| 9. | "On the Inside" | Brett Jones | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" | Hillman Hall | 3:05 |
Personnel
edit- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Bill Cuomo – keyboards
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Jeff King – electric guitar
- Josh Leo – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gary Morse – pedal steel guitar
- Duncan Mullins – bass guitar
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Woody Wright - background vocals
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
Strings arranged by Carl Marsh.
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[7] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Paul Brandt – Calm Before the Storm". Music Canada. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paul Brandt – Calm Before the Storm". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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