Stop the Rain

Recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, for Average White Band's 1979 album Feel No Fret, with engineering by Gene Paul assisted by Benji Armbrister. The recording features Alan Gorrie on bass, Hamish Stuart on guitar, Steve Ferrone on drums, Roger Ball on keyboards and horn arrangements, and contributions from Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone, Randy Brecker on trumpet and Lew Del Gatto on baritone saxophone. Released in March 1979, Stop the Rain appeared on Feel No Fret during a period when Average White Band were consolidating their international reputation for sophisticated arrangements and tightly integrated rhythm sections. The recording demonstrated the band's combination of melodic songwriting, polished horn arrangements and rhythmic precision, alongside album singles Walk On By and Atlantic Avenue. Stop the Rain remains part of Average White Band's late-1970s catalogue, showcasing the group's instrumental interplay and the contributions of renowned session musicians Michael and Randy Brecker. Its inclusion on subsequent editions of Feel No Fret has preserved the recording as an example of the band's later Atlantic-era sound.