Calm Before the Storm | ||||
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Studio album by Paul Brandt | ||||
Released | June 11, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:45 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Josh Leo | |||
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Calm Before the Storm is the debut album of 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 it 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 #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.
Strings arranged by Carl Marsh.