| "Rain on the Roof" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rain_on_the_Roof.webp) U.S. picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Lovin' Spoonful | ||||
| from the album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | October 1966 | |||
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| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | Kama Sutra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Sebastian | |||
| Producer(s) | Erik Jacobsen | |||
| The Lovin' Spoonful singles chronology | ||||
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| Licensed audio | ||||
| "Rain on the Roof" on YouTube | ||||
"Rain on the Roof" (sometimes titled "You and Me and Rain on the Roof") is a song by the American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. Written by John Sebastian, the song was released as a single in October 1966 and was included on the album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful the following month. The song reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the Lovin' Spoonful's sixth-consecutive single to reach the top ten in the United States.
"Rain on the Roof" features several guitars played by Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky, as well as an Irish harp. Released three months after the harder-rock styled single "Summer in the City", "Rain on the Roof" represented a return to the softer sound for which the Lovin' Spoonful had become known. Contemporary reviewers noted the difference between the singles, while still positively reviewing "Rain on the Roof".