Calm Before the Storm | ||||
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Released | June 11, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:45 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Josh Leo | |||
Paul Brandt chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " My Heart Has a History" | Mark D. Sanders, Paul Brandt | 3:22 |
2. | " Take It from Me" | Roy Hurd, Brandt | 3:26 |
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. | "On the Inside" | Brett Jones | 3:27 |
10. | " Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" | Hillman Hall | 3:05 |
Strings arranged by Carl Marsh.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [7] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Calm Before the Storm | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 11, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:45 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Josh Leo | |||
Paul Brandt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " My Heart Has a History" | Mark D. Sanders, Paul Brandt | 3:22 |
2. | " Take It from Me" | Roy Hurd, Brandt | 3:26 |
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. | "On the Inside" | Brett Jones | 3:27 |
10. | " Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" | Hillman Hall | 3:05 |
Strings arranged by Carl Marsh.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [7] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |