| "It's Raining" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Irma Thomas | ||||
| B-side | "I Did My Part" | |||
| Released | August 1962 | |||
| Recorded | November 1, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Cosimo (New Orleans, Louisiana) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:08 | |||
| Label | Minit 653 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Naomi Neville | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Toussaint | |||
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"It's Raining" is a soul/R&B ballad, written by Allen Toussaint under the name "Naomi Neville". It was first recorded in November 1961 by Irma Thomas, and produced by Allen Toussaint. The song has emotional ties to Louisiana, having been written and sung by people born in that state, being released on a New Orleans–based record label and enduring in the Deep South as a regional classic.[1]
"It's Raining", alongside "Ruler of My Heart" and "I Done Got Over It", remain some of Thomas' best-known recordings.[2]