| “Can You Stand the Rain” | |||||
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| Single by New Edition from the album Heart Break |
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| Released | December 1988 | ||||
| Format | Cassette single, CD single, Vinyl single | ||||
| Recorded | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | R&B/Pop/Ballad | ||||
| Length | 4. New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s Heart Break is an album released by American R&B quintet New Edition on the MCA label on June 20, 1988. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. 57 | ||||
| Label | MCA | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Harris, Terry Lewis | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | ||||
| Certification | — | ||||
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"Can You Stand the Rain" is a ballad by R&B/Pop group New Edition. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6, 1959, in Minneapolis Minnesota) and Terry Steven Lewis (born New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s "You’re Not My Kind of Girl" is a 1988 song by R&B / Pop group New Edition, and the second single from their fifth studio album Heart "Crucial" is New Edition 's fourth single from the Heart Break album New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s Released in 1989, it is the third single from their fifth studio album, Heart Break. Heart Break is an album released by American R&B quintet New Edition on the MCA label on June 20, 1988.
Overview
Written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, "Can You Stand the Rain" is about a relationship presently going well, but the man is asking the woman if he can count on her to remain by his side should things ever become stormy. This ballad has become one of a handful of signature songs by New Edition. With the soothing adult contemporary production stylings serviced by Jam/Lewis, the booming introduction of Johnny Gill and familiarity of Ralph Tresvant sharing lead vocals, the song became not only the defining moment for the Heart Break album—but effectively transformed New Edition’s image from that of a ‘teen pop’ act to a grown up vocal ensemble as the decade drew to a close.
Release and reception
Despite "Can You Stand The Rain" inexplicably failing to reach the Hot 100 top 40, instead peaking at #44, it became New Edition's fourth single on Billboard's R&B singles chart to reach the number one position.
Trivia
- "Can You Stand the Rain" is the first single by New Edition, which prominently featured Johnny Gill singing lead.
- "Can You Stand the Rain" fended off Bobby Brown's "Roni" on the R&B singles chart, which sat at #2 behind it in early 1989. Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown, on February 5 1969) is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter, and
- "Can You Stand the Rain" was covered by Boyz II Men for their Evolution album. Boyz II Men is a four-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B / soul singing group from Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
| Preceded by "Superwoman" by Karyn White |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single February 4, 1989-February 11, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Dreamin'" by Vanessa Williams |
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