Hard Rain Don't Last

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Hard Rain Don't Last
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 2000 (2000-07-18)
Recorded1999–2000
Genre Country
Length41:05
Label DreamWorks Nashville
Producer James Stroud, Frank Rogers
Darryl Worley chronology
Hard Rain Don't Last
(2000)
I Miss My Friend
(2002)

Hard Rain Don't Last is the debut studio album by American country music singer Darryl Worley. It was released on July 18, 2000, via DreamWorks Records. The tracks "When You Need My Love", "A Good Day to Run", "Second Wind" and "Sideways" were all released as singles from this album. While the first three singles all reached Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts, "Sideways" peaked at No. 41.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]

Billboard called "A Good Day to Run" a "free-wheeling, light-spirited cut" and a "strong single." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Good Day to Run"Bobby Tomberlin, Darryl Worley 3:08
2."Who's Gonna Get Me Over You" Tony Martin, Mark Nesler 2:55
3."Second Wind"Steve Leslie, Worley4:21
4."Hard Rain Don't Last" Rob Crosby, Worley3:09
5."Too Many Pockets"Leslie, Worley2:52
6."Those Less Fortunate Than I"Nesler3:56
7."When You Need My Love" Wynn Varble, Worley3:39
8."Sideways"J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman, Worley2:45
9."The Way Things Are Goin" Mark D. Sanders, Worley3:45
10."Feels Like Work"Leslie, Worley3:10
11."Is It Just Us" Jerry Salley, Worley3:37
12."If I Could Just Be Me"Leslie, Worley3:48
Total length:41:05

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums33
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers39

Footnotes

  1. "Hard Rain Don't Last Review by Charlotte Dillon". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. Nash, Alanna (July 28, 2000). "Hard Rain Don't Last". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. Taylor, Chuck (2000-09-30), "Reviews & Previews: SINGLES". Billboard. 112 (40):26

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