Mandolin Rain
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| "Mandolin Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Bruce Hornsby and the Range | ||||
| from the album The Way It Is | ||||
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| Released | December 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 5:19 (album version) 4:45 (single mix) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"Mandolin Rain" is the third track from The Way It Is, the debut album for Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The song was co-written by Bruce Hornsby and his brother John, and featured Range member David Mansfield on the title instrument.
Cashbox called "Mandolin Rain" an "inspired song" with "emotional acoustic-flavored production". They also predicted that the song would replicate the commercial success of "The Way It Is".[2]
Co-writer of the song John Hornsby said the song is about missing someone badly: "it's about trying to pull through when so many things remind you of her – a tune, a ferry whistle, mainly a summer storm."[3]
