Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers song)
| "Summer Rain" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Memory of the Coming Good" |
"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. Of his several dozen releases, it is considered his sixth greatest hit internationally.[1]
The song reached No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 10 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968.
"Summer Rain" is a song about lifelong love during "the summer of love." It was released in the winter, remembering the previous summer. The song twice references Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles album which was released during the middle of that year.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Lead Vocals by Johnny Rivers.
- Strings and horns by Marty Paich.
References
- ^ a b c d "Song artist 376 - Johnny Rivers". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Archive.org
- ^ RPM Top 100 Singles of 1967 Archived 2016-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1968 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
External links
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