Can't Look Away
| Can't Look Away |
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| Studio album by Trevor Rabin |
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| Released |
10 July 1989 (1989-07-10) |
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| Studio |
Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California; Rumbo Recorders, San Fernando Valley, California; A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Shed Recording Studios, Zimbabwe; Audio Lab Studios, Tampa, Florida; Southcombe Studios, Burbank, California |
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| Genre |
Hard rock, progressive rock, pop rock, arena rock, album-oriented rock |
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| Length |
55:31 |
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| Label |
Elektra |
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| Producer |
Trevor Rabin, Bob Ezrin |
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| Trevor Rabin chronology |
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| Singles from Can't Look Away |
- "Something to Hold on To" / "I Miss You Now"
Released: 1989[1]
- "Sorrow (Your Heart)"
Released: 1989[2]
- "I Can't Look Away"
Released: 1990[3]
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Can't Look Away is the fourth studio album by South African American singer-songwriter and musician Trevor Rabin, released on 10 July 1989 on Elektra Records.[4] The album reached No. 111 on the U.S. Billboard 200[5] during a stay of ten weeks.[6] "Something to Hold on To" was released as a single and reached No. 3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart,[5] with its accompanying music video receiving a nomination for Best Video, Short Form at the 1990 Grammy Awards.[7] In a 2004 interview, Rabin described Can't Look Away as "by far my best solo album and the one I'm happiest with."[8] A remastered edition was released in 2011 through Voiceprint Records.[9]
Critical reception
Vik Iyengar of AllMusic gave Can't Look Away three stars out of five. He praised it for having "a great sense of melody and layered guitars to create an arena rock sound", while also remarking that "Although the album loses a bit of steam in the second half, the first half includes great pop/rock tunes. ... Fans of latter-day Yes should definitely check out this album."[10]
Track listing
| 1. |
"I Can't Look Away" | Trevor Rabin, Bob Ezrin, Anthony Moore |
7:22 |
| 2. |
"Something to Hold on To" | T. Rabin |
5:07 |
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"Sorrow (Your Heart)" | T. Rabin |
4:29 |
| 4. |
"Cover Up" | T. Rabin, Godfrey Rabin, Moore |
5:17 |
| 5. |
"Promises" | T. Rabin |
5:57 |
| 6. |
"Etoile Noir" (instrumental) | T. Rabin |
1:03 |
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"Eyes of Love" | T. Rabin, Ezrin |
6:24 |
| 8. |
"I Didn't Think It Would Last" | T. Rabin, Ezrin |
4:08 |
| 9. |
"Hold on to Me" | T. Rabin, Patric van Blerk |
4:44 |
| 10. |
"Sludge" (instrumental) | T. Rabin |
2:26 |
| 11. |
"I Miss You Now" | T. Rabin |
5:38 |
| 12. |
"The Cape" (instrumental) | T. Rabin |
2:56 |
Total length: |
55:31 |
- Some editions of the album combine "Etoile Noir" and "Eyes of Love" into one track
Personnel
- Trevor Rabin – lead vocals, guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard, bass, background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9), engineering, production
- Lou Molino III – drums (tracks 1–3, 8, 10)
- Alan White – drums (tracks 4, 11)
- Denny Fongheiser – drums (track 7)
- "Basil" – drum machine (tracks 4, 5, 9, 11)
- Duncan Faure – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9)
- Tsidii Le Loka – background vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
- Beulah Hashe – background vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
- Faith Kekana – background vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
- Marilyn Nokwe – background vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
- Bob Ezrin – background vocals (tracks 3, 7), engineering, production
- Stan Katayama – engineering
- Rick Butz – engineering
- Julian Stoll – engineering
- Dave Subklewe – engineering
- Julie Last – engineering
- Tom Banghart – engineering
- Ringo Hrycyna – engineering
Chart performance
Album
Singles
Awards
References
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