Quiet Storm (Peabo Bryson album)
| Quiet Storm | ||||
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| Released | October 1986 | |||
| Studio | Mastersound Studios (Atlanta, GA). | |||
| Length | 37:58 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Peabo Bryson | |||
| Peabo Bryson chronology | ||||
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Quiet Storm is the twelfth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Elektra Records in October 1986 in the United States. The album peaked at number 45 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Ron Wynn of AllMusic found that the results of "some over-produced, effectively sung ballads and a few decent up-tempo tracks [...] were disappointing but mildly successful."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks produced by Bryson and co-produced by Dwight Watkins.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Since I've Been in Love" | Peabo Bryson | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Somebody in Your Life" |
| 4:21 |
| 3. | "Good Combination" | Keith Rawls | 4:34 |
| 4. | "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" | Bryson | 4:35 |
| 5. | "The Higher You Climb" | Bryson | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Catch 22" | Bryson | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Only at Night" | Bryson | 4:52 |
| 8. | "After You" | Bryson | 4:49 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, arrangements
- Myra Walker – keyboards, backing vocals
- Oliver Wells – keyboards
- George Martin – synthesizers
- Dwight W. Watkins – synthesizers, bass, drum machine programming, backing vocals, arrangements (3)
- Pat Buchanan – guitars
- Bill Mueller – guitars
- Derek Scott – guitars
- Yonrico Scott – drums
- Charles Bryson – percussion
- Jimmy "Lord" Brown – saxophones
- Valorie Jones – backing vocals
- Sharon Scott – backing vocals
- Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals
- Brenda Williams – backing vocals
- Cheryl Wilson – backing vocals
Technical and Design
- Ron Christopher – engineer
- Doug Johnson – engineer
- Brett Richardson – assistant engineer
- Jeff Tomei – assistant engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Bob Defrin – art direction, design
- Carol Friedman – photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1] | 45 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Quiet Storm". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Quiet Storm (booklet). Peabo Bryson. Elektra Records. 1986.
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