Rhapsody in the Rain
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| "Rhapsody in the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Lou Christie | ||||
| from the album Painter of Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Trapeze" | |||
| Released | March 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | MGM Records 13473 | |||
| Songwriters | Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie | |||
| Producer | Charlie Calello | |||
| Lou Christie singles chronology | ||||
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"Rhapsody in the Rain" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie with backing vocals by The Delicates. It reached No. 10 on Canada's RPM 100,[1] No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] No. 37 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,[3] and No. 40 in Australia in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album, Painter of Hits.[4]
The song was produced and arranged by Charlie Calello.[5]
Many radio stations banned the song due to the controversial lyrics. MGM had Christie re-record the song's opening lyrics to release a "clean" version.[6]
