Can't Look Away

Can't Look Away
Can't Look Away
Studio album by Trevor Rabin
Released	31 July 1989
Studio	Various Westlake, Hollywood; Rumbo, Canoga Park; A&M, Hollywood; Shed, Zimbabwe; Audio Lab, Tampa; Southcombe, Burbank; ;
Genre	Hard rock; Progressive rock; Pop rock; Arena rock; Album-oriented rock;
Length	55:31
Label	Elektra
Producer	Trevor Rabin, Bob Ezrin
Trevor Rabin chronology
Singles from Can't Look Away
	"Something to Hold on To" / "I Miss You Now""; Released: 16 October 1989;

Can't Look Away is the fourth studio album by the singer-songwriter and musician Trevor Rabin, released on 31 July 1989 by Elektra Records.^[2] The album reached No. 111 on the U.S. Billboard 200^[3] during a stay of ten weeks.^[4] "Something to Hold on To" was released as a single and reached No. 3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart,^[3] with its accompanying music video receiving a nomination for Best Video, Short Form at the 1990 Grammy Awards.^[5] In a 2004 interview, Rabin described Can't Look Away as "by far my best solo album and the one I'm happiest with".^[6] The album was reissued in 2011 by Voiceprint Records.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[8]

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".^[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Trevor Rabin, with additional writers noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Look Away"	Bob Ezrin, Anthony Moore	7:22
2.	"Something to Hold on To"		5:07
3.	"Sorrow (Your Heart)"		4:29
4.	"Cover Up"	Godfrey Rabin, Moore	5:17
5.	"Promises"		5:57
6.	"Etoile Noir^{[nb 1]}" (instrumental)		1:03
7.	"Eyes of Love"	Ezrin	6:24
8.	"I Didn't Think It Would Last"	Ezrin	4:08
9.	"Hold on to Me"	Patric van Blerk	4:44
10.	"Sludge" (instrumental)		2:26
11.	"I Miss You Now"		5:38
12.	"The Cape" (instrumental)		2:56
Total length:			55:31

Personnel

Trevor Rabin – lead vocals, guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard, bass, backing 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 – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9)
Tsidii Le Loka – backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
Beulah Hashe – backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
Faith Kekana – backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)
Marilyn Nokwe – backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7)

Technical

Bob Ezrin – backing vocals (tracks 3, 7), engineering, production
Stan Katayama – engineering
Rick Butz – engineering
Julian Stoll – engineering
Dave Subkleve – engineering
Julie Last – engineering
Tom Banghart – engineering
Ringo Hrycyna – engineering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	Billboard 200	111^[3]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1989	"Something to Hold on To"	Billboard Mainstream Rock	3^[3]

Awards

Event	Title	Award	Result
1990 Grammys	"Something to Hold on To"	Best Video, Short Form	Nominated^[5]

Notes

^ Some editions combine "Etoile Noir" and "Eyes of Love" into one track.

References

^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 October 1989. p. 65. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 29 July 1989. p. 54. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via World Radio History.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Can't Look Away - Trevor Rabin | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ "Trevor Rabin - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Prasad, Anil (2004). "Trevor Rabin - Capturing adrenaline". Innerviews. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ "Trevor Rabin – Can't Look Away". Discogs. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Iyengar, Vik. "Can't Look Away - Trevor Rabin". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[9] Some editions combine "Etoile Noir" and "Eyes of Love" into one track.

[1] "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 October 1989. p. 65. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[2] "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 29 July 1989. p. 54. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via World Radio History.

[allmusicawards-3] "Can't Look Away - Trevor Rabin | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[4] "Trevor Rabin - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[grammy-5] "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[6] Prasad, Anil (2004). "Trevor Rabin - Capturing adrenaline". Innerviews. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[7] "Trevor Rabin – Can't Look Away". Discogs. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[allmusic-8] Iyengar, Vik. "Can't Look Away - Trevor Rabin". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

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Solo albums	Beginnings Face to Face Wolf Can't Look Away Live in LA 90124 Jacaranda Rio
Singles	"Something to Hold on To" "Big Mistakes" "Push" "Oklahoma"
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