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Sony's budget-line, ten-track collection Super Hits focuses on Peabo Bryson's early-'90s recordings for Columbia. At that point in his career, Bryson concentrated mainly on adult-contemporary material and quiet-storm ballads. He had a pair of big R&B hits -- the number one "Can You Stop the Rain" and the Top Ten "Closer Than Close" -- plus two giant crossover hits as a duet partner. Not coincidentally, those two crossover hits were love songs from animated Disney films. Although "A Whole New World" (a duet with Regina Belle from 1992's Aladdin) went to number one, "Beauty and the Beast" (a duet with Celine Dion from the 1991 film of the same name) was the larger hit, going platinum. Still, such positions don't really matter, since the basic fact remains the same: They were huge hits, regardless of their exact placing on the charts. Instead of heralding a revival in Bryson's career, they were essentially the last hits he had. "By the Time This Night Is Over," a Kenny G song he sang on, reached the Top 30 in 1993, but that was the last time Bryson charted. That song isn't included here, since it was released on Arista, but all the previously mentioned tracks are here, along with some solid album tracks in the same vein. This isn't earthshaking stuff, but it wasn't designed to be. It's romantic mood music, which Bryson performs very well; and since Super Hits clocks in with just ten songs, it never overstays its welcome the way a more thorough collection could. As a matter of fact, it's hard to see how a full-priced compilation could better this budget-line disc, since it has all the hits at a reasonable price.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Celine Dion, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer - Alan Menken, Composer - Howard Ashman, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer - Joel Peskins, Oboe - Ren Klyce, Programmer - Dan Shea, Programmer
(P) 1991 Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Keith Thomas, Drum Programmer, Producer, Synthesizer - K. Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - Trey Lorenz - T. Haynes, Composer, Lyricist - Mark Hammond, Drum Programmer - Billy Gaines - Chris Willis - Chris Rodriguez
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizer - John Bettis, Lyricist - Jeannie Tracy - Kitty Beethoven - Melisa Kary - Sandy Griffith - Claytoven Richardson - Ren Klyce, Programmer - Gary Cirimelli, Programmer
(P) 1991 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Barry Mann, Composer, Lyricist - Cynthia Weil, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Keith Thomas, Arranger, Producer - K. Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - Gene Paul, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - C. Weil, Composer, Lyricist - B. MANN, Composer, Lyricist - H.Zimmer, Composer, Lyricist - ANDY GRASSI, Assistant Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizer - Barry Mann, Arranger, Producer - Brenda Russell - James Ingram - Phil Perry - Patty Howard - Dean Parks, Guitar - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - D. I., Executive Producer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer - Manny LaCarrubba, Assistant Engineer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Mixing Engineer - Ren Klyce, Programmer - Louis Biancaniello, Programmer - Gene Paul, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peabo Bryson, Arranger, Associated Performer, Keyboards, Main Artist, Producer, Arranger, Associated Performer, Keyboards, Producer - P. Bryson, Composer, Lyricist - Dwight Watkins, Arranger - Dwight W. Watkins, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Producer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Peabo Bryson - Alex Brown - Mortenette Jenkins - Lynn Davis - Carl Carwell - Sir Grant, Keyboards
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Regina Belle, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle, Associated Performer - B. MANN, Composer, Lyricist - G. Goffin, Composer, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizer - Vernon Black, Guitar - Barry Mann, Producer - Ren Klyce, Programmer - Louis Biancaniello, Programmer
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peabo Bryson, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - David Foster, Arranger, Producer - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Alex Brown - Davis Foster, Arranger - Carmen Carter - Warren Weibe - Bill Ross, Arranger - Michael Thompson, Guitar - John Robinson, Drums - Randy Kerber, Keyboards - Neil Stubenhaus, Bass
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Sony's budget-line, ten-track collection Super Hits focuses on Peabo Bryson's early-'90s recordings for Columbia. At that point in his career, Bryson concentrated mainly on adult-contemporary material and quiet-storm ballads. He had a pair of big R&B hits -- the number one "Can You Stop the Rain" and the Top Ten "Closer Than Close" -- plus two giant crossover hits as a duet partner. Not coincidentally, those two crossover hits were love songs from animated Disney films. Although "A Whole New World" (a duet with Regina Belle from 1992's Aladdin) went to number one, "Beauty and the Beast" (a duet with Celine Dion from the 1991 film of the same name) was the larger hit, going platinum. Still, such positions don't really matter, since the basic fact remains the same: They were huge hits, regardless of their exact placing on the charts. Instead of heralding a revival in Bryson's career, they were essentially the last hits he had. "By the Time This Night Is Over," a Kenny G song he sang on, reached the Top 30 in 1993, but that was the last time Bryson charted. That song isn't included here, since it was released on Arista, but all the previously mentioned tracks are here, along with some solid album tracks in the same vein. This isn't earthshaking stuff, but it wasn't designed to be. It's romantic mood music, which Bryson performs very well; and since Super Hits clocks in with just ten songs, it never overstays its welcome the way a more thorough collection could. As a matter of fact, it's hard to see how a full-priced compilation could better this budget-line disc, since it has all the hits at a reasonable price.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:54
- Main artists: Peabo Bryson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1991, 1992 Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc., (P) 1991, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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