Peabo Bryson "If Ever You're in My Arms Again"

You know you're an old soul when you're happily driving your dad's Buick and get excited to hear Peabo Bryson's "If Ever You're in My Arms Again". That might have happened to me. I might also have turned it up.

Peabo Bryson "Can You Stop the Rain?"

Robert Peapo Bryson changed his name to Peabo when he was 14 years old after starting his career singing backup with Al Freeman and the Upsetters. Freeman couldn't pronounce the West-Indian name "Peapo", so alas Peabo Bryson was born. A mainstay in '80s and '90s R&B music, Bryson also crossed over onto the Adult Contemporary Chart with songs such as "Can You Stop the Rain?".

Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"

In the '70s, Roberta Flack teamed up with Donny Hathaway on numerous duets followed by Peabo Bryson in the '80s. Flack also is also heard in the theme song to the sitcom Valerie (later Valerie's Family and The Hogan's Family). The sitcom ran from 1986-1991.

Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson - "Beauty and the Beast"

Before Ariana Grande and John Legend, there was Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson.  The duo performed the theme to the original version of the movie Beauty and the Beast in 1991.  At the time, Disney executives were worried that Celine Dion wasn't big enough -- so they paired her with a more household name: Peabo Bryson.  That's right, a dude named Peabo got the gig because he was a household name.  Too bad things didn't turn out for that Celine Dion character.  Who?

Kenny G & Peabo Bryson "By The Time This Night Is Over"

Things you may not know about Kenny G:

• He was an early investor in Starbucks
• He is a pilot
• His middle name is "Bruce"

Since Kenny plays the saxophone, he cannot sing.  This meant that he needed to enlist the help of Peabo Bryson for his 1993 Adult Contemporary hit "By The Time This Night Is Over".

Peabo Bryson - "If Ever You're in My Arms Again"

When a guy has the name Peabo, the pressure is on to come out with a #1 song.  Thankfully, Peabo did not disappoint.  He hit #1 in 1984 with "If Ever You're in My Arms Again", a song that also got some exposure on the soap opera Santa Barbara.  If only the soap featured a character named "Peabo", it might never have been canceled.