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'Can You Stand the Rain'

Single by New Edition

from the album Heart Break

Released

December 13, 1988

Recorded

1988

Genre

Length

4:57

Label

MCA

Songwriter(s)

James Harris III
Terry Lewis

Producer(s)

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

New Edition singles chronology

'You're Not My Kind of Girl'
(1988)

'Can You Stand the Rain'
(1988)

'Crucial'
(1989)

Music video

'Can You Stand the Rain' on YouTube

Stream New Edition - Can You Stand The Rain instrumental by Jermaine Neo-Soulful from desktop or your mobile device. Find New Edition song information on AllMusic. Hitmaking teen pop group that evolved into a mature R&B vocal act, spawning future stars Bobby Brown, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupCan You Stand The Rain (Radio Edit) New Edition80's Soul Number 1's℗ 1989 Geffen RecordsReleased on: 2007-01-01.

'Can You Stand the Rain' is a ballad by R&B/pop group New Edition. The song was released on December 13, 1988 by MCA Records as the third single from their fifth studio album, Heart Break.

Overview[edit]

Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Ricky Bell on lead vocals and Michael Bivins with a spoken piece, 'Can You Stand the Rain' is about a relationship presently going well, but the man is asking the woman if he can count on her to remain by his side, in case things should ever become stormy.

Release and reception[edit]

Despite 'Can You Stand The Rain' failing to reach the Hot 100 top forty, peaking instead at number 44, it became New Edition's fourth single to top Billboard's R&B singles chart.^[1]

Track listings[edit]

'Can You Stand the Rain' (Album Version) - 5:00
'Can You Stand the Rain' (Under the Lamppost/Quiet Storm Mix) - 4:35
'Can You Stand the Rain' (Extended Version) - 6:56

Charts[edit]

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	44
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	1

Other versions[edit]

'Can You Stand the Rain' was sampled by New Edition themselves for their 1996 song, 'Home Again' from their album of the same name.

'Can You Stand the Rain' was covered by Boyz II Men for their 1997 album, Evolution.^[2]

In 2001, freestyle singers Safire & Cynthia turned the song into a freestyle/club jam, and the song was featured on Safire's CD 'Bringing Back The Groove'.In 2002, Tom Scott covered it on his smooth jazz album, 'New Found Freedom'.In 2003, the song was also covered by Guy Sebastian, the first winner of Australian Idol, on his debut album, Just as I am.^[3]

The song gained attention in Making the Band, when covered by contestants in the show.

In 2008, gospel group The Murrills covered the song with alternative lyrics for their album, Family Prayer.

'Can You Stand the Rain' was sampled by Big Sean for his single 'My Last' featuring Chris Brown.^[4]

It was featured during the 'Thanksgiving' episode of the second season of the Netflix series Master of None.

It was featured during the Lip-synching scene in the 2013 holiday film, The Best Man Holiday.

It was featured in the season 15 of The Voice performed by contestants DeAndre Nico and Funsho from Team Adam.

References[edit]

^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 428.
^Boyz II Men Still the Hottest Group in Music. Vol. 88, Num. 13. Jet. August 7, 1995. pp. 36–38. Retrieved 7 January 2012 – via Google Books.
^'Just As I Am by Guy Sebastian'. iTunes Store (Australia. Apple. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^Trent Fitzgerald (July 5, 2011). 'Big Sean Says He Didn't Like 'My Last', At First'. PopCrush. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

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