Before the Rain (album)
Encyclopedia
Before the Rain is the third album
by the British
R&B
vocal group Eternal
. It was released in March 1997 and peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart
. It was certified Platinum by the BPI
for sales of over 300,000 copies.
" (a duet with BeBe Winans
) which became Eternal's first and only number one hit in the United Kingdom
. Other hit singles include "Don't You Love Me" and "Someday", which was the theme to Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
.
Before The Rain received a positive response from music critics and fans and it gained Eternal a MOBO
Award. "How Many Tears" was scheduled for release but plans were dropped due to the release of the Greatest Hits
. This was the last album to feature Kéllé Bryan
, who was sacked in 1998.
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff" | #
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff" | Title
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff" | Length
|-
|-
| 1.
| "Don't You Love Me" (Cynthia Biggs/Carolyn Mitchell/Terence Dudley/Christopher Kellum)
| 3:49
|-
| 2.
| "I Wanna Be the Only One
" (duet with BeBe Winans) (BeBe Winans
/Rhett Lawrence
)
| 4:18
|-
| 3.
| "How Many Tears" (St. Paul Peterson/Oliver Leiber)
| 4:37
|-
| 4.
| "Grace under Pressure" (Bruce Forest/John Themis/Beverley Skeete/Derek Green/Andy Whitmore)
| 4:41
|-
| 5.
| "Someday" (featuring Eric Clapton
) (Alan Menken
/Stephen Schwartz
)
| 4:21
|-
| 6.
| "Think about Me" (featuring Basil Reynolds) (Michelle Lewis)
| 4:39
|-
| 7.
| "Promises" (Easther Bennett/Vernie Bennett)
| 4:07
|-
| 8.
| "I'm Still Crying" (Nigel Lowis/Kéllé Bryan
/Graham Plato)
| 4:50
|-
| 9.
| "All My Love" (featuring G-Man) (Nigel Lowis/Kéllé Bryan
/Graham Plato)
| 3:06
|-
| 10.
| "What Do You Mean When You Say" (Vernie Bennett)
| 4:58
|-
| 11.
| "Why Am I Waiting" (Easther Bennett/Harvey Mason, Jr./Robert Gerald/Denis Ingoldsby)
| 4:16
|-
| 12.
| "It's Never Too Late" (Interlude) (Easther Bennett)
| 1:14
|-
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Chart
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Date
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Position
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Certification
|-
| United Kingdom
| March 1997
| #3
| Platinum
|-
| The Netherlands
| 1997
| #1
| Gold
|-
| Austria
| August 17, 1997
| #10
|
|-
| Norway
| August 1997
| #20
|
|-
| Switzerland
| August 31, 1997
| #21
|
|-
| Sweden
| September 5, 1997
| #33
|
|}
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
vocal group Eternal
Eternal (band)
Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...
. It was released in March 1997 and peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. It was certified Platinum by the BPI
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
for sales of over 300,000 copies.
Overview
The album includes the single "I Wanna Be the Only OneI Wanna Be the Only One
"I Wanna Be the Only One" is a single by Eternal. It was the third single released from their album Before the Rain. In May 1997, the group joined forces with US singer BeBe Winans and scored their first - and only - UK chart-topper with this song...
" (a duet with BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
) which became Eternal's first and only number one hit in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Other hit singles include "Don't You Love Me" and "Someday", which was the theme to Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released to theaters on June 21, 1996 by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirty-fourth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film is inspired by Victor Hugo's novel of...
.
Before The Rain received a positive response from music critics and fans and it gained Eternal a MOBO
Mobo
Mobo can refer to:*Shorthand for the motherboard in computers and other electronic equipment*Shorthand for a mobile [network] operator or MNO *Shorthand for a mobile bohemian, a person who embraces mobile technology...
Award. "How Many Tears" was scheduled for release but plans were dropped due to the release of the Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Eternal album)
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by the British R&B girl group Eternal. Released in October 1997, it peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 3x Platinum by the BPI for sales of over 900,000 copies....
. This was the last album to feature Kéllé Bryan
Kéllé Bryan
Kéllé Bryan is a British singer turned actress and television personality, best known as a member of the girl group Eternal.-Biography:...
, who was sacked in 1998.
Track listing
{| class="wikitable"! bgcolor="#ebf5ff" | #
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff" | Title
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff" | Length
|-
|-
| 1.
| "Don't You Love Me" (Cynthia Biggs/Carolyn Mitchell/Terence Dudley/Christopher Kellum)
| 3:49
|-
| 2.
| "I Wanna Be the Only One
I Wanna Be the Only One
"I Wanna Be the Only One" is a single by Eternal. It was the third single released from their album Before the Rain. In May 1997, the group joined forces with US singer BeBe Winans and scored their first - and only - UK chart-topper with this song...
" (duet with BeBe Winans) (BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
/Rhett Lawrence
Rhett Lawrence
Rhett Lawrence is a record producer and songwriter. He is originally famous for producing the Grammy Award–winning, Billboard #1 Hot 100 and #1 R&B single "Vision of Love" for Mariah Carey. He produced and co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson pop rock hit "Miss Independent” which was #1 for 6 weeks at Top...
)
| 4:18
|-
| 3.
| "How Many Tears" (St. Paul Peterson/Oliver Leiber)
| 4:37
|-
| 4.
| "Grace under Pressure" (Bruce Forest/John Themis/Beverley Skeete/Derek Green/Andy Whitmore)
| 4:41
|-
| 5.
| "Someday" (featuring Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
) (Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Alan Menken is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist.Menken is best known for his numerous scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards...
/Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell , Pippin and Wicked...
)
| 4:21
|-
| 6.
| "Think about Me" (featuring Basil Reynolds) (Michelle Lewis)
| 4:39
|-
| 7.
| "Promises" (Easther Bennett/Vernie Bennett)
| 4:07
|-
| 8.
| "I'm Still Crying" (Nigel Lowis/Kéllé Bryan
Kéllé Bryan
Kéllé Bryan is a British singer turned actress and television personality, best known as a member of the girl group Eternal.-Biography:...
/Graham Plato)
| 4:50
|-
| 9.
| "All My Love" (featuring G-Man) (Nigel Lowis/Kéllé Bryan
Kéllé Bryan
Kéllé Bryan is a British singer turned actress and television personality, best known as a member of the girl group Eternal.-Biography:...
/Graham Plato)
| 3:06
|-
| 10.
| "What Do You Mean When You Say" (Vernie Bennett)
| 4:58
|-
| 11.
| "Why Am I Waiting" (Easther Bennett/Harvey Mason, Jr./Robert Gerald/Denis Ingoldsby)
| 4:16
|-
| 12.
| "It's Never Too Late" (Interlude) (Easther Bennett)
| 1:14
|-
Japanese Bonus Tracks
- "Finally" (On the Japanese Edition this was placed as the First Track)
- 13. "12 Months"
- 14. "I'll Take A Pass On Love"
- 15. "I Wanna Be The Only One" (This version features only Easther on lead vocals)
Charts
{| class="wikitable"! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Chart
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Date
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Position
! bgcolor=#ebf5ff | Certification
|-
| United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
| March 1997
| #3
| Platinum
|-
| The Netherlands
| 1997
| #1
| Gold
|-
| Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
| August 17, 1997
| #10
|
|-
| Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
| August 1997
| #20
|
|-
| Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
| August 31, 1997
| #21
|
|-
| Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
| September 5, 1997
| #33
|
|}