Calm Before the Storm (Paul Brandt album)

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Calm Before the Storm
CalmBeforetheStorm.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Brandt
ReleasedJune 11, 1996
Recorded1995-1996
GenreCountry
Length33:45
LabelReprise
ProducerJosh Leo
Paul Brandt chronology
Calm Before the Storm
(1996) 		Outside the Frame
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[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 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[]

  1. "My Heart Has a History" (Mark D. Sanders, Paul Brandt) - 3:22
  2. "Never Enough" (Rick Bowles, Josh Leo) - 3:24
  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. "Take It from Me" (Roy Hurd, Brandt) - 3:26
  10. "On the Inside" (Brett Jones) - 3:27
  11. "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" (Hillman Hall) - 3:05

Personnel[]

Strings arranged by Carl Marsh.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Paul Brandt – Calm Before the Storm". Music Canada. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Paul Brandt – Calm Before the Storm". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

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