"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. Of his several dozen releases, it is considered his sixth greatest hit internationally.[2]
| "Summer Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Rivers | ||||
| from the album Realization | ||||
| B-side | "Memory of the Coming Good" | |||
| Released | November 1967 | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop, psychedelic pop, pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Imperial 66267 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Hendricks | |||
| Johnny Rivers singles chronology | ||||
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It reached No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968.[3]
"Summer Rain" is about lifelong love during "the summer of love" of 1967. It was released in the late fall, as a reminiscence of the previous summer. The song references Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles album which was released during May of that year.
Chart performance edit
Personnel edit
- Lead vocals and acoustic guitar by Johnny Rivers
- Strings and horns by Marty Paich
- Drums by Hal Blaine
- Bass by Joe Osborn
- Uncredited: Electric Organ
References edit
- ^ "Johnny Rivers ― Summer Rain (1967, Vinyl) - Discogs". discogs.com. 1967.
- ^ a b c d "Song artist 376 - Johnny Rivers". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Archive.org
- ^ RPM Top 100 Singles of 1967 Archived 2016-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1968 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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