Global InformationRhythm of the Rain information
| "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 (US) January 25, 1963 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| 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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| "Rhythm of the Rain" on YouTube | ||||
"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. 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.[1] Billboard ranked the record as the number 4 song of 1963.[2]
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 March 1963.[3] In 1999 BMI listed the song as the 9th most performed song on radio/TV in the 20th century.[4]
The Cascades' recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1979 film Quadrophenia, and included in its soundtrack album.[5]
The song arrangement features distinctive use of a celesta played by arranger, Perry Botkin Jr.[6]
The sound of rain and thunder are heard at the beginning and at the end of the song.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 49.
- ^ Top 5 Songs of Each Year Retrieved May 8, 2015
- ^ Hall, Ron (1984). The Chum Chart Book. Rexdale (Toronto): Stardust Productions. p. 27. ISBN 0920325157.
- ^ 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.