The Rains Came (song)

"The Rains Came"
Single by Sir Douglas Quintet
B-side"Bacon Fat"
ReleasedDecember 1965[1]
GenreGarage rock
Length2:13
LabelTribe
Songwriter(s)Huey P. Meaux
Producer(s)Huey P. Meaux
Sir Douglas Quintet singles chronology
"In Time"
(1965) 		"The Rains Came"
(1965) 		"Quarter to Three"
(1966)
"The Rains Came"
Single by Freddy Fender
from the album Rock 'n' Country
B-side"Sugar Coated Love"
Released1977
StudioSugarHill (Houston, Texas)[2]
GenreCountry
Length2:17
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Huey P. Meaux
Producer(s)Huey P. Meaux
Freddy Fender singles chronology
"Living It Down"
(1976) 		"The Rains Came"
(1977) 		"If You Don't Love Me (Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone)"
(1977)

"The Rains Came" is a song written by Huey P. Meaux and originally recorded by Big Sambo and the House Wreckers in 1962, reaching #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year.

Sir Douglas Quintet covered the song as a single in late 1965. Their version reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.

Freddy Fender covered the song as the third single from his 1977 album Rock 'n' Country. His version was the most successful, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[3] and reaching #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[4]

  1. ^ "Spotlight Singles". Billboard: 18. December 11, 1965.
  2. ^ Wood, Roger; Cano, Ray (May 27, 2015). "SugarHill Recording Studios". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Freddy Fender singles". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "RPM Country Singles for June 4, 1977". RPM. Retrieved March 16, 2011.