Paul Carrack - Rain or Shine - Pop Rock - CD

2013 album from the British Pop/Soul vocalist and former member of Squeeze, Ace and Mike & the Mechanics. RAIN OR SHINE is nothing short of a modern Soul gem. The album is a mixture of original songs and covers which all in all is a collection of songs delivered as only Paul Carrack knows how - with soul!

Like 2012's Good Feeling before it, 2013's Rain or Shine captures Paul Carrack living comfortably inside his signature sound: a blue-eyed soul that turns happier with each passing year. Sounds-wise, this one is rooted fairly strongly in late-'60s Motown, sometimes swinging a little earlier (there's "You Don't Know Me," which owes a debt to Ray Charles), sometimes swinging a little later (but no later than the early '70s, the time when Philadelphia International reigned supreme). The production on Rain or Shine is crisp and clean, almost a little too bright and shiny (the preponderance of synthesized strings accentuates this), but Carrack warms things up considerably with his light, easy touch. Make no mistake, this album doesn't deliver a knockout punch -- either with an individual song or overall impact -- but Carrack doesn't intend to wow; he aims to please, which he does in nice, relaxed ways here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Performer	Paul Carrack
Music genre	Pop Rock
Music subgenre	CD - POP
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2014
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Paul Carrack - Rain or Shine [CD]
Track listing	Stepping Stone, That's All That Matters to Me, One in a Million, You Don't Know Me, If Loving You Is Wrong, Time Waits for No One, Hard Times, I'm Losing You, Life's Too Short, Come Rain or Shine
Record label	Proper Music Distrib
Track name	Stepping Stone, That's All That Matters To Me, One In A Million, You Don't Know Me, (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right, Time Waits For No One, Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I), I'm Losing You, Life's Too Short, Come Rain Or Come Shine
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N