''Candy Rain'' is the debut

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from American R&B group

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, released on March 28, 1995, by

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and distributed through

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. The album peaked at number twenty-three on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. By August 1995 it was certified platinum in sales by the

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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

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chart. The album was certified platinum by August 1995. While Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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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.

Track listing

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from

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. *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

External links

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