Rain or Shine (song)
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| "Rain or Shine" | ||||
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| Single by Five Star | ||||
| from the album Silk & Steel | ||||
| B-side | "Summer Groove" | |||
| Released | 1 September 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | RCA, Tent | |||
| Songwriters | Billy Livsey, Pete Sinfield | |||
| Producer | Billy Livsey | |||
| Five Star singles chronology | ||||
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"Rain or Shine" is a song by British pop music group Five Star. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart to become the group's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom. "Rain or Shine" spent a total of 13 weeks inside the UK top 75, with five of them in the top 10.[1]
Doris Pearson said of making the song, "We had quite an ordeal recording that. The vocal, especially the lead vocal, wasn't happening. We tried a lot of things - moving around, taking the microphone out into the hallway - but I think it was just technique, she [Denise] was lacking at the time. It was tricky, but we got it done in the end. And they do say some of the trickiest ones are the ones that become a hit."[2]
Critical reception
Ro Newton of Smash Hits considered "Rain or Shine" as "so slow and doddery that even mouth-to-mouth resuscitation couldn't perk it up".[3]
Track listings
- 7-inch single
- A. "Rain or Shine"
- B. "Summer Groove"
- 12-inch single
- A1. "Rain or Shine" (remix)
- A2. "Rain or Shine" (dub)
- B1. "Summer Groove"
- B2. "Find the Time" (instrumental remix)
