| "I Wish It Would Rain" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album The Temptations Wish It Would Rain | ||||
| B-side | "I Truly, Truly Believe" | |||
| Released | December 21, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); April 22 and August 31, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7068 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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"I Wish It Would Rain" is a 1967 song recorded by the Temptations for the Motown label (under the "Gordy" imprint) and produced by Norman Whitfield. The lyrics of this mournful song about a heartbroken man whose woman had just left him were penned by Motown staff writer Roger Penzabene. The lyricist had just learned that his wife was cheating on him and in his sorrow and pain, Penzabene penned both this and its follow-up "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)." Tragically the distraught Penzabene committed suicide barely a week after the single's release.