Kentucky Rain

"Kentucky Rain"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side	"My Little Friend"
Released	January 29, 1970
Format	7" single
Recorded	February 19, 1969
Genre	Rock, Country
Length	3:14
Label	RCA 9791
Writer(s)	Eddie Rabbitt, Dick Heard
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Rubberneckin'" (1969) "Kentucky Rain" (1970) "My Little Friend" (1970)

"Kentucky Rain" was a 1970 hit song for Elvis Presley. Featuring then-unknown pianist Ronnie Milsap and written by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard, the single peaked at number 16 on the pop charts.

Released as a single on January 29, 1970, "Kentucky Rain" was not included on an album until the compilation package Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 (LPM-6401); while the track does appear on the 2000 re-release of From Elvis in Memphis, it was not included on the original 1969 album. During Elvis' February 1970 engagement he performed this at every show, introducing it as a new song "out about a week". Live versions are available on the box sets Elvis Aaron Presley and Live in Las Vegas.

This song was played before every home game at Cleveland Browns Stadium when University of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch played for the Browns from 1999-2003.^{[citation needed]}

Chart performance

Chart (1970)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	31
Canadian RPM Top Singles	10
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Tennessee Bird Walk" by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan

RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 18, 1970

Succeeded by "My Woman My Woman My Wife" by Marty Robbins