Weather the Storm

Weather the Storm is the only released album by American country music trio Carolina Rain. It was released on September 19, 2006 via Equity Music Group. The album features the singles "I Ain't Scared", "Get Outta My Way", and "Isn't She".

Weather the Storm
Studio album by Carolina Rain
Released	September 19, 2006
Studio	Black Lab Studios Starstruck Studios County Q Studios Blackbird Studios [1]
Genre	Country
Length	46:27
Label	Equity
Producer	Clint Black Carolina Rain Stephony Smith Rhean Boyer Justin Niebank

Content

The album's first single, "I Ain't Scared", charted on Hot Country Songs in 2004. Another single, "Let's Get It On", charted in 2005, but did not make the final cut of the album. "Get Outta My Way" and "Isn't She" were both issued in 2006.[2] Clint Black, who owned the Equity Music Group label at the time, produced some of the tracks and provided percussion accompaniment. Other producers on the album included Stephony Smith, Justin Niebank, and the band itself.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Country Standard Time	positive[4]
Arizona Daily Star	positive[5]

Jeff Tamarkin of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the prominence of vocal harmony, fiddle, and banjo in the production.[3] Dave Bagdade of Country Standard Time gave the album a positive review, calling the songs "well-constructed" while also noting the prominence of vocal harmony and describing the instrumental arrangements with favor.[4] Cathalena E. Burch of the Arizona Daily Star was also positive toward the band's sound, writing that the album "arrives with a warm and fuzzy feeling of familiarity. But just when you've accepted that this is a band like so many that came before it, Carolina Rain drops in something old that sounds new."[5]

Track listing

1. "Carolina Rain" (Stephony Smith, Gary Loyd, Rhean Boyer, Jeremy Baxter, Marvin Evatt) - 3:37
2. "Isn't She" (Phillip Douglas, Ron Harbin, Boyer) - 3:41
3. "Get Outta My Way" (Robert Ellis Orrall, Curtis Wright) - 2:54
4. "Dealin'" (Rand Bishop, Boyer) - 4:24
5. "I Ain't Scared" (Smith, Loyd, Boyer) - 3:32
6. "How It Should Be" (Chuck Allen Floyd, Boyer) - 4:20
7. "All Before the Sun Goes Down" (Don Ellis, Billy Montana, Boyer) - 3:32
8. "Someone's Child" (Tommy Conners, Boyer) - 4:16
9. "That's Alright with Me" (Smith, Loyd, Boyer) - 3:42
10. "The Man I've Been Looking For" (Smith, Loyd, Boyer) - 4:15
11. "Sweet Virginia Kiss" (Orrall, Jeff Coplan, Boyer) - 3:52
12. "Who Needs the Sun" (Boyer) - 4:22

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[1]

Carolina Rain

• Rhean Boyer - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
• Marvin Evatt - low harmony vocals, banjo
• Jeremy Baxter - high harmony vocals, mandolin

Additional musicians

• Clint Black - percussion (1-4, 11, 12)
• Steve Brewster - drums (tracks 1-4, 11, 12)
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar (8)
• Chad Cromwell - drums (6)
• J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar (all tracks)
• Eric Darken - percussion (6, 7, 9, 10)
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar, mandolin (5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Kevin Grantt - bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 11, 12)
• Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar (7, 9, 10)
• Anthony Harrell - Hammond B-3 organ (8)
• Steve Hinson - steel guitar (8)
• Mike Johnson - steel guitar (1-4, 11, 12)
• Kevin Key - bass guitar (2)
• Chris McHugh - drums (5)
• Greg Morrow - drums (tracks 7, 9, 10)
• Billy Panda - acoustic guitar (8)
• Larry Paxton - bass guitar (5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Steve Sheehan - acoustic guitar, ganjo, resonator guitar (all tracks except 8)
• Steve Turner - drums (8)
• Wanda Vick - mandolin (5)

Technical

• Clint Black - producer (1-4, 11, 12)
• Rhean Boyer - producer (8)
• Carolina Rain - producer (1-4, 6, 11, 12)
• Ricky Cobble - recording
• P. T. Houston - recording
• David Leonard - mnixing
• Mills Logan - recording, mixing
• Ken Love - mastering
• Justin Niebank - producer (6), recording
• Stephony Smith - producer (5, 7, 9, 10)

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6]	60

References

1. Weather the Storm (CD booklet). Carolina Rain. Equity Music Group. 2006. EMG-3006.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Joel Whitburn (2017). Joel Whitburn's Top Country singles 1944-2017. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
3. "Weather the Storm review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
4. Dave Bagdade. "Weather the Storm review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
5. Cathalena E. Burch. "Fresh sound surfaces with Carolina Rain: CD Review". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
6. "Carolina Rain Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2019.