Calm Before the Storm (Paul Brandt album)

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.

Calm Before the Storm
Studio album by
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
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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Heart Has a History"Mark D. Sanders, Paul Brandt3:22
2."Take It from Me"Roy Hurd, Brandt3:26
3."I Do (Robin's Song)"Brandt3:39
4."12 Step Recovery"Rick Bowles, Josh Leo3:22
5."I Meant to Do That"Lynn Gillespie Chater, Kerry Chater, Brandt3:28
6."One and Only One"Bowles, Leo, Brandt3:21
7."All Over Me"Tracy Parker, Jimmy Wooten3:04
8."Calm Before the Storm"Brandt3:31
9."On the Inside"Brett Jones3:27
10."Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)"Hillman Hall3:05

Personnel

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Strings arranged by Carl Marsh.

Charts

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Certifications

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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

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  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.