"Rain and Tears" is a song by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child. It was released as a single in July 1968 on Mercury.
"Rain and Tears" | ||||
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Single by Aphrodite's Child | ||||
from the album End of the World | ||||
B-side | "Don't Try to Catch a River" | |||
Released | July 1968 | |||
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Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou, Boris Bergman | |||
Producer(s) | Pierre Sberro | |||
Aphrodite's Child singles chronology | ||||
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The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album End of the World.
Background and writing
The song was written by Evangelos Papathanassiou and Boris Bergman[1] on the motives of Pachelbel's Canon.
The recording was produced by Pierre Sberro.[1]
Commercial performance
The song reached no. 2 in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. In Belgium it reached no. 1 in Wallonia and no. 7 in Flanders.[1]
Track listing
7" single Mercury 132 501 MFC (1968, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
7" Single Mercury MF 1039 (1968, UK)
7" single Mercury RF-1 (1968, Australia)
7" single Philips SFL-1178 (1968, Japan)
7" single Mercury 45-4124 (1968, Greece)
- A. "Rain and Tears" (3:08)
- B. "Don't Try to Catch a River" (3:11)[1]
7" single Mercury 6033 014 (Italy, 1976)
7" single Mercury 6173 691 (1979, France)
- A. "Rain and Tears" (3:10)
- B. "I Want To Live" (3:30)[1]
7" single Philips 6060 321 (1982, Belgium)
- A. "Rain And Tears" (3:13)
- B. "Spring, Summer, Winter & Fall" (4:56)[1]
Charts
Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] | 1 |
France | 1 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 2 |
Norway (VG-lista)[5] | 2 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 29 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 28 |
The Hi-Revving Tongues version
"Rain and Tears" | ||||
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Single by The Hi-Revving Tongues | ||||
from the album The Tongues | ||||
B-side | "Watermelon Man" | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Label | Zodiac | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou, Boris Bergman | |||
Producer(s) | Zodiac | |||
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Charts
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (RIANZ) | 1 |
Awards
- 1969 Loxene Golden Disc – Golden Disc Award (main award; awarded to the best single of the year)
Demis Roussos version (1987)
"Rain and Tears" | ||||
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Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
from the album The Story of Demis Roussos | ||||
B-side | "Summer Wine" | |||
Released | 1987 | |||
Label |
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Songwriter(s) | Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou, Boris Bergman | |||
Producer(s) |
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A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist Demis Roussos was included on his 1987 album The Story of Demis Roussos on the label BR Music . The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.
The recording was also released as a single from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).[9]
Dalida versions
French-Italian singer Dalida recorded the song in three different versions. With French lyrics as "Quelques larmes de pluie" for her French-language album Le Temps des Fleurs (Barclay 80378, 1968), with German lyrics as "Regenzeit – Tränenleid" for her German-language album Dalida in Deutsch (Barclay KMLP 316, 1969) and with Italian lyrics as "Lacrime e Pioggia" for her Italian-language album Dalida canta in Italiano (Barclay 80396, 1969).
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears". Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears". VG-lista. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2017-11-01. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Aphrodite's Child"
- ^ "Demis Roussos - Rain And Tears (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-28.