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1959 single by Buddy Holly
"Raining in My Heart " is a song recorded by Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958[ 1] at the Pythian Temple on West 70th Street in New York City, with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs . The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant . It was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959, peaking at number 88 on the Billboard chart as the B-side of "It Doesn't Matter Anymore ".[ 2] This recording was included on Buddy Holly's first "greatest hits" compilation album , The Buddy Holly Story , that was released in March 1959.[ 3]
Leo Sayer cover
"Raining in My Heart" was also a 1978 hit for Leo Sayer when his recording of the song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart [ 4] and number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 .[ 5] It also reached number 9 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart.[ 6]
Chart history
Other cover versions
In popular culture
References
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^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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^ "The Hot 100 : Nov 04, 1978 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard.com . 1978-11-04. Retrieved 2014-05-20 .
^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research. p. 212.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 . St Ives , N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1978-12-30. Retrieved 2020-07-16 .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Raining in My Heart" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/11/78" . Cashboxmagazine.com . Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
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^ "Peter Skellern - Still Magic" . Discogs.com . 1980. Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
^ "Connie Francis - With Love To Buddy" . Discogs.com . 1996. Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
^ "Don't Stop - Status Quo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
^ "Hank Marvin - Hank Plays Holly" . Discogs.com . 1996. Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
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^ "Listen to Me: Buddy Holly - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
^ "The Beatles - Dear Prudence Lyrics | MetroLyrics" . Metrolyrics.com . Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
^ "Alvin Stardust - I Feel Like Buddy Holly Lyrics | MetroLyrics" . Metrolyrics.com . Retrieved 4 May 2021 .
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