Can't Look Away

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Look Away"	Trevor Rabin, Bob Ezrin, Anthony Moore	7:22
2.	"Something to Hold on To"	T. Rabin	5:07
3.	"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
7.	"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 Subkleve – engineering
Julie Last – engineering
Tom Banghart – engineering
Ringo Hrycyna – engineering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	Billboard 200	111^[5]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1989	"Something to Hold on To"	Billboard Mainstream Rock	3^[5]

Awards

Event	Title	Award	Result
1990 Grammys	"Something to Hold on To"	Best Video, Short Form	Nominated^[7]

References

↑ "Trevor Rabin – Something To Hold On To". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
↑ "Trevor Rabin – Sorrow (Your Heart)". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
↑ "Trevor Rabin – I Can't Look Away". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
↑ "Trevor Rabin - Can't Look Away (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
1 2 3 4 "Can't Look Away - Trevor Rabin | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
↑ "Trevor Rabin - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
1 2 "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
↑ Prasad, Anil (2004). "Trevor Rabin - Capturing adrenaline". Innerviews. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
↑ "Trevor Rabin – Can't Look Away". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
1 2 Iyengar, Vik. "Can't Look Away - Trevor Rabin". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

Trevor Rabin
Solo albums	Beginnings Face to Face Wolf Can't Look Away Live in LA 90124 Jacaranda
Singles	"Something to Hold on To"
Albums with Yes	90125 9012Live: The Solos Big Generator Union Talk
Film scores	Con Air Armageddon Enemy of the State Deep Blue Sea Gone in 60 Seconds The 6th Day Remember the Titans American Outlaws The One Rock Star Bad Company Bad Boys II National Treasure Exorcist: The Beginning The Great Raid Coach Carter Flyboys The Guardian Snakes on a Plane Hot Rod National Treasure: Book of Secrets Get Smart Race to Witch Mountain 12 Rounds G-Force The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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