''Through the Fire'' is the sixteenth

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by American singer

Peabo Bryson Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson ( ; born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the hit singles " Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", "You're Looking Like ...

. It was released by

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on June 14, 1994, in the United States and marked Bryson's first full-length album after the release of his number-one hit duets "

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" (1991) and "

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David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...

, Walter Afanasieff, and Dwight Watkins and consulted upcoming producers Keith Rawls, Keith Thomas and Marc Freeman to work with him on the majority of ''Through the Fire'' which was titled after Bryson's cover of the Foster-penned Chaka Khan song (1984).

Critical reception

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'' called ''Through the Fire'' "a strong new set that dishes up the greatest hits, plus a few that someday may be. Among the new tunes are

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 19 ...

-penned first single “Why Goodbye” and Bryson originals "Same Ol' Love," a sultry delight, and sax-spiced "Spanish Eyes."

Track listing

Personnel and credits

Musicians * Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (6), synthesizers (7, 12), arrangements (7, 11, 12) * Keith Thomas – synthesizers (1, 3), bass programming (1, 3), drums (1), percussion (1), arrangements (1, 3), BGV arrangements (1, 3), drum programming (3) * Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (2, 8, 9), synthesizers (2, 8, 9), bass (2, 8, 9), rhythm programming (2, 8, 9), Synclavier programming (2), arrangements (2, 8, 9), drums (8),

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(9), acoustic guitar (9), orchestra arrangements (9) * Gary Cirimelli – Macintosh programming (2), Synclavier programming (2, 8), Akai programming (8) *

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– Akai programming (2, 9), Synclavier programming (2, 9) * Dan Shea – additional programming (2), keyboards (8), programming (8), Macintosh programming (9) * Robbie Buchanan – additional arrangements (2), additional keyboards (6), synthesizers (6), programming (6), arrangements (9) * Mark Portmann – synthesizer programming (4), drum programming (4) * Randy Kerber – keyboards (5, 10) * Claude Gaudette – additional synthesizers (5) *

– arrangements (5, 6, 10), string arrangements (5, 10), keyboards (6) * Dwight Watkins – keyboards (7, 11, 12), bass (7, 11), backing vocals (7, 12), arrangements (7, 12) * Simon Franglen – additional synthesizers (10) * Keith Rawls – keyboards (11), arrangements (11) * Dann Huff – guitars (1) *

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– guitars (2) * Michael Thompson – guitars (4–6, 8, 10) * Eric Brice – guitar (11) *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...

– bass (4) *

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– bass (5, 10) * Mark Hammond – drums (1), percussion (1), drum programming (3) * Jay Oliver – drums (1), percussion (1) * John Robinson – drums (5, 10) * Marc Freeman – drum programming (6), Akai programming (7, 11, 12), Roland DM-800 (7, 11, 12) * Jeff Lorber – drum loops (6) * Denis Solee – soprano saxophone (1) * David Boruff – saxophone (6) * Michael Hoskin – saxophone (7) *

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– soprano saxophone (8), saxophone (11) * Joel Peskin – electronic oboe (9) * Emanuel Officer – BGV arrangements (1) * William Ross – string arrangements (4, 5, 10) * Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (6) * Billy Gaines – backing vocals (1, 3) * Trey Lorenz – backing vocals (1, 3), BGV arrangements (3) * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 3) *

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– backing vocals (1, 3) *

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– lead vocals (2) * Alex Brown – backing vocals (5, 6) * Carmen Carter – backing vocals (5) * Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (5) * September Gray – backing vocals (6, 7, 11, 12) * Katrina Perkins – backing vocals (6) * Regina Troupe – backing vocals (6, 7, 11, 12) * Yvonne Williams – backing vocals (6) * Lynn Davis – backing vocals (8) * Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (8) * Portia Griffin – backing vocals (8) * Pat Hawk – backing vocals (8) *

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– backing vocals (8) * Vann Johnson – backing vocals (8) *

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– backing vocals (8) * Fred White – backing vocals (8) *

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– lead vocals (9) * Maryline Blackburn – backing vocals (11) * Gigi Allen – backing vocals (12) Production * Todd Moore – production coordinator (1, 3) * Cord Himmelstein – production coordinator (4) * Barbara Stout – production coordinator (9) * Danny Capes – production coordinator (11) * Bill Whittington – recording (1, 3), mixing (1, 3) * Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (2, 8, 9), mixing (2, 9) * Ed Goodreau – recording (4) * Alex Rodriguez – recording (4), assistant engineer (6) * Chris Trevett – recording (4), mixing (7, 12) *

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– mixing (4, 6), engineer (5, 6, 10) * David Reitzas – engineer (5, 6, 10) * Mick Guzauski – mixing (5, 8, 10) * Thom Kidd – overdub recording (6), overdub mixing (6) * David Norman – engineer (7, 11, 12) * Barney Perkins – mixing (11) * Shawn McLean – assistant engineer (1, 3) * Greg Parker – assistant engineer (1, 3) * Kyle Bess – second engineer (2, 9) * Manny LaCarrubba – second engineer (2, 9) * Jen Monnar – second engineer (2) * Mike Alvord – assistant engineer (3) * Craig Block – assistant engineer (4), mix assistant (6) * Thom Cadley – assistant engineer (4) * Mike Klostner – assistant engineer (4) * Brian Soucy – assistant engineer (4) * Felipe Elgueta – additional engineer (5, 10), engineer (6) * Jeff Graham – mix assistant (5, 10) * Marc Freeman – additional overdub recording (6) * Bradshaw Leigh – additional recording (7, 11, 12) * Kevin Becka – additional engineer (8), assistant engineer (8) * David Gleason – additional engineer (8) * Steve Sheppard – additional engineer (8), assistant engineer (8) * Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – additional engineer (8) * Matthew Lamonica – second engineer (9) * David Betancourt – assistant engineer (11) *

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– mastering * Janet Weber – project coordinator * Tony Sellari – art direction, design * E.J. Camp – photography * David Franklin – management Studios * Recorded at

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and Studio G (Los Angeles, CA);

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(Hollywood, CA); The Plant (Sausalito, CA); Ground Control Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Bosstown Recording Studios, Musiplex and Studio LaCoCo (Atlanta, GA); The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); The Power Station and

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(New York, NY). * Mixed at Record Plant and Studio G; Encore Studios (Burbank, CA); The Bennett House; Right Track Recording and Battery Studios (New York, NY). * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).

Charts

References

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