| "Rhythm of the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by The Cascades | ||||
| from the album Rhythm of the Rain | ||||
| B-side | "Let Me Be" | |||
| Released | November 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Valiant Records 6026 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Claude Gummoe | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry De Vorzon | |||
| The Cascades singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Rhythm of the Rain" on YouTube | ||||
"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962 in the US and on January 25, 1963 in the UK. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. On March 9, 1963, it rose to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[2] Billboard ranked the record as the number 4 song of 1963.[3]
In March 1963, the song was a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and, in May that same year, was a number 1 single in Ireland. In Australia it rose to number 2. In Canada, the song was on the CHUM Chart for a total of 12 weeks and reached number 1 in February 1963.[4] In 1999 BMI listed the song as the 9th most performed song on radio/TV in the 20th century.[5]
The Cascades' recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1979 film Quadrophenia, and included in its soundtrack album.[6]
The song arrangement features distinctive use of a celesta played by arranger, Perry Botkin Jr.[7]
The sound of rain and thunder are heard at the beginning and at the end of the song.
- ^ Lanza, Joseph (1 February 2005). "Summerchime: Sunshine Pop's Precursors". Vanilla Pop: Sweet Sounds from Frankie Avalon to ABBA. Chicago Review Press. p. 86. ISBN 1-55652-543-5.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 49.
- ^ Top 5 Songs of Each Year Retrieved May 8, 2015
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - February 25, 1963".
- ^ Top 100 Songs of the Century Retrieved September 21, 2011
- ^ IMDB Quadrophenia Entry
- ^ Walter Everett (2008). The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes": From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-1953-1023-8.