"Rain Rain Go Away" is a song released by Bobby Vinton in August 1962.[2]
| "Rain Rain Go Away" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
| from the album Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones | ||||
| B-side | "Over and Over" | |||
| Released | August 1962 | |||
| Recorded | July 11, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop music | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gloria Shayne Baker & Noël Regney[1] | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe song is sung from the perspective of a man who is wishing his childhood sweetheart sunshine after she asks to be set free so that she can marry another.[3][4] Epic Records was attempting to have Bobby Vinton's follow-up recording follow the various tropes established by "Roses Are Red" (a "singalong" melody with a sentimental storyline) - but for reasons of his own, Bobby was uninterested in the song.[5] He had already written and recorded "Mr. Lonely", intending that song to be his follow up single; to his shock, he found the label was also giving the song to Buddy Greco, whom the label was grooming to be their next superstar.[5] To Epic, "Roses Are Red" was something of a fluke, with Bobby's true talent laying more in the direction of songwriting as opposed to singing. Bobby was out touring the country enjoying the big success of "Roses Are Red", and without awareness to the fact that Epic had already released "Rain" as his follow-up; he reflected on its chart positioning thus: "Deep down inside, I knew that 'Rain' wasn't number one material."[5]
Chart performance
editIn the US, the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12,[6] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[7][8] Outside the US, "Rain Rain Go Away" went to No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[9] and No. 10 in Israel.[10]
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles | 4 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 11 |
| Israel - Kol Yisrael[10] | 10 |
References
edit- ^ Rain, Rain, Go Away - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "Vinton Record Cracks Mill-5, Matching Ray", Billboard, August 18, 1962. p. 1. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ Bobby Vinton "Rain Rain Go Away" OldieLyrics. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "Spotlight Singles of the Week: Singles Review", Billboard, August 18, 1962. p. 29. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ a b c "Bobby Vinton - Rain Rain Go Away (Stereo)". YouTube. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "Easy Listening". Billboard, October 6, 1962. p. 25. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of October 01, 1962
- ^ a b "Hits of the World", Billboard, November 17, 1962. p. 28. Accessed October 17, 2015
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