I Can't Stand the Rain (album)
| I Can't Stand the Rain | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Royal Recording Studios, South Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Soul, Memphis soul | |||
| Length | 27:16 | |||
| Label | Hi | |||
| Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
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| Singles from I Can't Stand The Rain | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[1] |
I Can't Stand the Rain is the fourth studio album by American Memphis soul singer Ann Peebles. It was released on the Hi label in 1974 and was her highest-charting record on the Billboard 200, where it reached no. 155 and spent 7 weeks.[2] Produced by Willie Mitchell and largely written by Peebles and her husband, Don Bryant, I Can't Stand the Rain included the R&B hits "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" and "I Can't Stand the Rain", the latter of which reached no. 6 on the R&B chart and no. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.[3][4]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
[edit]- "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller, Ann Peebles) – 2:31
- "Do I Need You" (Bryant, Peebles) – 2:33
- "Until You Came Into My Life" (Bryant, Miller, Peebles) – 3:13
- "(You Keep Me) Hanging On" (Ira Allen, Buddy Mize) – 2:44
- "Run Run Run" (Bryant, Darryl Carter, Peebles) – 2:38
Side B
[edit]- "If We Can't Trust Each Other" (Earl Randle) – 2:55
- "A Love Vibration" (Bryant, Miller, Peebles) – 2:50
- "You Got to Feed the Fire" (Bryant, Miller, Peebles) – 2:22
- "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (Earl Randle) – 2:45
- "One Way Street" (Bryant, Peebles) – 2:50
Personnel
[edit]- Ann Peebles – vocals
- Howard Grimes – drums
- Charles Hodges – Hammond organ
- Leroy Hodges – bass guitar
- Mabon "Teenie" Hodges – guitar
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Jack Hale – trombone
- Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
- Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
- Archie Turner – piano
- The Memphis Strings – string section
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes – background vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[2] | 155 |
| U.S. Soul LPs (Billboard)[2] | 25 |
References
[edit]- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b c "Ann Peebles | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Ann Peebles Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Love Like Rain: Ann Peebles & Don Bryant Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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