Come Rain Or Come Shine

Typical expectations in 1990’s to Bobby Caldwell was his golden late 1970’s and 1980’s AOR Caldwell album release as the king of AOR. The very last 1990’s album was again not such one. It was his Standard Jazz Vocal album again, as the former album "Blue Condition". Therefore I was afraid that many AOR fans were disappointed. Having said that, when I listened to the album just only as a Standard Jazz Vocal album, it must deserve to be applauded. That's the reason why I reviewed the album in April 1994 on my original Adult Contemporary Music In Japan website, the album had a original song "April Moon" written by Caldwell among the greatest standard numbers. "April Moon" has the same level quality as those standard numbers, which shown Caldwell’s awesome talent as a songwriter.
The only thing I could not understand was that "Come To Me" remastered version was added as the bonus track for Japanese release, which destroyed the album totality and almost no value for fans because that was just a remastered version. No meaning! I guess why such stupid thing had happen as follows: at early stage of the release information of this album, the new version of "Come To Me" would be included on this album, but no new recording was carried out and as the result Japanese recording company could not help adding the meaningless remastered version to this album.
A few month later, the US edition of the album was released with different track order and “Beyond The Sea” (taken from 1996 album “Blue Condition”) was added. And when the album was reissued by Victor Entertainment Japan in 2005 and 2013, two bonus tracks were added as shown below.


Release: 25 March, 1999
Label: Polydor Records, Japan (POCP-7355) / Sin-drome Records, USA (SD 8932)

Tracks (Japanese edition):
1. I'll Be Around
2. (I've Got You) Under My Skin
3. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
4. Old Devil Moon
5. Indian Summer
6. The Best Is Yet To Come
7. Come Rain Or Come Shine
8. Ill Wind
9. Day In Day Out
10. April Moon
11. (I've Got The) World On A String
12. Come To Me (special remastered version - bonus track)

Bonus Track(s) added to to the reissued CD version(s):

2005, 2013 Victor Entertainment Inc., Japan (VICP-63198 reissued on 19 October, 2005)

13. Good To Me *
14. Tell It Like It Is **

* taken from 1998 Caldwell’s best album “ Timeline-The Anthology Greatest Hits Part 1” (USA) and/or “Greatest Hits Part 2” (Japan).
** taken from 1997 Michael Lington’s self-titled first leader album. Lington was the sax player for Cakdwell’s band.

Tracks (US edition)
1.Come Rain Or Come Shine
2.Old Devil Moon
3. Day In Day Out
4. I'll Be Around
5. Indian Summer
6. (I've Got You) Under My Skin
7. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
8. The Best Is Yet To Come
9. Beyond The Sea
10. April Moon
11. (I've got the) World On A String
12. Ill Wind
13. Come To Me

Producer: Bobby Caldwell

Bobby Caldwell: Vocals

- Musicians -
Co-contractors: Joe Soldo / Karolyn Kafer
Concert Master: Endre Granar
Violins: Robert Sonov, Gwenn Heller, Darius Compo, Carolyn Osborn, Isabella Lippi, Belinda Broughton, Amy Hershberger, Don Palmer, Sarah Knutson, Jennifer Walton, Kathleen Lenski, Richard Altenbach, Karen Jones, Robin Olson, Ronald Folsom
Violas: Brian Dembow, John Scanlon, Laura Kuennen-Poper, Roy Tischer, Carole Mukogawo, Victoria Miskolczy
Cellos: Armen Ksajkoin, John Walz, Timothy Landauer, Christina Soule
Harp: Julie Berghofer
Vibes/Percussion: Wally Snow
Flutes: Sheridon Stokes, James Walker, Ernie Watts,
Oboe, English horn: Karolyn Kafer;
Bass Clarinet:Lee Secard
Trumpets: Frank Szabo, Robert Findley, Dave Trigg, Bob Summers
Trombones: Bruce Otto, Craing Woods, Alan Ferber, Richard Bullock
Piano: Mike Lang, Mark McMillen
Hammond B3: Mark McMillen
Guitars: Michael Allemana, John Chidodini, Steve Cotter
Bass: Chuck Berghofer, Neil Stubenhaus, Roberto Valley, John Murray
Drums; John Guerin, Gregg Bissonette, Tony Pia
Sax: Doug Webb, Karolyn Kafer, Roly Mazzela, Ernie Watts, Lee Secard, Pete Christlieb
Background Vocals: Sally Stevens, Melissa Mackay, Susie Stevensp-Logan

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