Candy Rain (album)

Candy Rain is the debut studio album from American R&B group Soul for Real, released March 28, 1995 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records.

Candy Rain
Studio album by
Soul for Real
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Length44:47
LabelUptown/MCA
ProducerAndre Harrell (exec.), Heavy D (exec.), Trackmasters, Kenny Greene, Dave Cintron
Soul for Real chronology
Candy Rain
(1995)		 For Life
(1996)
Singles from Candy Rain
  1. "Candy Rain"
    Released: November 15, 1994
  2. "Every Little Thing I Do"
    Released: April 25, 1995
  3. "If You Want It"
    Released: October 17, 1995

The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart. By August 1995 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA after sales exceeding one million copies in the United States.

Release and reception

Candy Rain peaked at twenty-three on the United States Billboard 200 and number five on the R&B Albums chart.[1] The album was certified platinum by August 1995.[2]

While Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic did call the group "undoubtedly fine singers," he didn't feel they were strong enough to make some of the weaker material on the album very convincing.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Candy Rain"Samuel Barnes, Dwight Myers, Jean-Claude Olivier, Terri Robinson4:34
2."Every Little Thing I Do"Barnes, Raymond Calhoun, Myers, Olivier, Robinson4:17
3."All in My Mind"Belasco, Myers, Olivier, Robinson3:56
4."If You Want It"Barnes, Dave Cintron, Myers, Olivier, Robinson3:34
5."I Wanna Be Your Friend"Barnes, Myers, Olivier, Robinson4:00
6."Ain't No Sunshine"William Withers, Jr.1:15
7."Spend the Night"Barnes, Andre Dalyrimple, Myers, Olivier, Robinson3:53
8."I Don't Know"Myers, Olivier, Robinson8:03
9."If Only You Knew"Cynthia Biggs, Kenny Gamble, Myers, Olivier, Dexter Wansel5:50
10."Thinking of You"Cintron, Kenny Greene4:48
11."Piano Interlude" 0:37

Chart history

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions[8]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1994 "Candy Rain" 2 2 1 1 20
1995 "Every Little Thing I Do" 17 — 11 4 25
"If You Want It" — 43 53 — —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[9]

  • arranging – Heavy D, Terri Robinson
  • art direction – Brett Wright
  • assistant engineering – Ben Arindell, Chris Curran, Steve Sisco, Matt Tuffli
  • assistant mixing – Steve Sisco, Matt Tuffli
  • bass – Terri Robinson
  • composing – Pete Belasco
  • drum programming – Poke
  • engineering – Bill Esses, Mikael Ifuersen, Richard Travali
  • executive production – Andre Harrell, Heavy D
  • guitar – James E. Rohlehr
  • keyboards – Dave Cintron, Alexander Richbourg
  • loops – Poke
  • make-up – Melanie Harris
  • mastering – Michael Sarsfield
  • mixing – Bill Esses, Tony Maserati, Richard Travali
  • photography – Mark Contratto
  • production – Heavy D, Poke, Red Hot Lover Tone
  • production coordination – Debra Young
  • saxophone – Sylvester Scott
  • vocal arrangement – Kenny Greene
  • vocals – Andre Dalyrimple, Brian Dalyrimple, Christopher Dalyrimple, Jason Dalyrimple, Terri Robinson
  • vocals (background) – Desiree Dalyrimple, Nicole Dalyrimple, Kenny Greene, Red Hot Lover Tone, Terri Robinson
  • vocoder – Dave Cintron, Darin Whittington

Notes
  1. "allmusic ((( Candy Rain > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  2. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 14, 2010 : Search Results - Soul for Real". RIAA. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Candy Rain > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  4. "Soul For Real, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. "Soul For Real, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  8. "allmusic ((( Candy Rain > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  9. "allmusic ((( Candy Rain > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
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