Released in 2004 by
Columbia
/
Legacy
,
Love & Rapture
is more like "Most of Peabo Bryson's Early '90s Hits" than a true best-of compilation. The majority of the content comes from the two albums
Bryson
released on
during the early '90s:
Can You Stop the Rain
and
Through the Fire
. While the disc does contain the number one R&B single "Can You Stop the Rain," as well as
's hit duets from the
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
soundtracks, the Top Ten R&B single "Closer Than Close" is absent. That should be a deal breaker for those who expect the label to do right by a brief period of
's lengthy career. ~ Andy Kellman