Calm Before the Storm (Paul Brandt album)
| Calm Before the Storm | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Brandt | ||||
| Released | June 11, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:45 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Josh Leo | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Calm Before the Storm is the debut album of 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 it 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 #5, #2, #39, and #38, respectively.
"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
- "My Heart Has a History" (Mark D. Sanders, Paul Brandt) - 3:22
- "Take It from Me" (Roy Hurd, Brandt) - 3:26
- "I Do (Robin's Song)" (Brandt) - 3:39
- "12 Step Recovery" (Rick Bowles, Josh Leo) - 3:22
- "I Meant to Do That" (Lynn Gillespie Chater, Kerry Chater, Brandt) - 3:28
- "One and Only One" (Bowles, Leo, Brandt) - 3:21
- "All Over Me" (Tracy Parker, Jimmy Wooten) - 3:04
- "Calm Before the Storm" (Brandt) - 3:31
- "On the Inside" (Brett Jones) - 3:27
- "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" (Hillman Hall) - 3:05
Personnel
- 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.
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 55 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 102 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
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| Preceded by The Woman in Me by Shania Twain |
RPM Country Albums number-one album July 1–7, 1996 August 19–September 1, 1996 September 9–15, 1996 September 30–October 13, 1996 January 27–February 2, 1997 |
Succeeded by The Greatest Hits Collection by Alan Jackson The Woman in Me by Shania Twain The Woman in Me by Shania Twain CMT Canada '96 by Various Artists Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter |