"Rhapsody in the Rain" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie with backing vocals by The Delicates. It reached No. 10 on Canada's RPM 100,[1] No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] No. 37 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,[3] and No. 40 in Australia in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album, Painter of Hits.[4]
| "Rhapsody in the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Lou Christie | ||||
| from the album Painter of Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Trapeze" | |||
| Released | March 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | MGM Records 13473 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie | |||
| Producer(s) | Charlie Calello | |||
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The song was produced and arranged by Charlie Calello.[5]
Many radio stations banned the song due to the controversial lyrics. MGM had Christie re-record the song's opening lyrics to release a "clean" version.[6]
In popular culture
editBoth the official Super Bowl XLI highlight film and an NFL's Greatest Games episode about that game took their title from this song.
References
edit- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 5, No. 11, May 09, 1966. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Hot 100 - Lou Christie Rhapsody in the Rain Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Lou Christie - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Album Reviews", Billboard, August 20, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100", Billboard, May 7, 1966. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Blecha, Peter (2004). Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs. Backbeat Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-87930-792-9.
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