Calm Before the Storm (Paul Brandt album)

Calm Before the Storm
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
AllMusic[1]

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.

"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

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

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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