"Let It Rain" | ||||
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Single by Mark Chesnutt | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Goin' Through the Big D" [1] | |||
Released | March 25, 1997 [2] | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer, Steve Leslie | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology | ||||
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"Let It Rain" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in March 1997 as the second single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. The song reached number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 16 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Chesnutt, Roger Springer and Steve Leslie.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "from the gentle opening bars of the soft and pretty melody to the final hushed notes, this is a great song - definitely one of the best in Chesnutt's already highly distinguished career." She goes on to say that his performance is "superb, sweet, and loving - but never syrupy. The well crafted song also shows off his burning talents as a songwriter." [3]
The music video was directed by Michael McNamara and premiered in late 1996.
"Let It Rain" debuted at number seventy-three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 1997.
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] | 16 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 8 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 73 |
"It's a Little Too Late" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in September 1996 as the lead single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song was written by Chesnutt, Roger Springer and Slugger Morrissette.
"It Sure Is Monday" is a song written by Dennis Linde and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in May 1993 as the first single from his 1993 album Almost Goodbye. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
"I Just Wanted You to Know" is a song written by Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in November 1993 as the third single from his album Almost Goodbye. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Almost Goodbye" is a song written by Billy Livsey and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in August 1993 as the second single and title track from his 1993 album of the same name. The power ballad peaked at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Rock My World " is a song written by Bill LaBounty and Steve O'Brien and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in December 1993 as the fourth single from their album Hard Workin' Man. It is also their second single to feature Kix Brooks on lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Like the Rain" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in September 1996 as the first single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. The song became his 23rd chart single, and in October of that year, it became his tenth Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It held that position for three weeks. At the 1997 Grammy Awards, "Like the Rain" was nominated for the Best Male Country Vocal performance. The song was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas.
"Places I've Never Been" is a song written by Tony Martin, Reese Wilson and Aimee Mayo, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Wills. It was released in February 1997 as the third and final single from his album Mark Wills. It reached number 5 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 7 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Bubba Shot the Jukebox" is a song written by Dennis Linde, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in September 1992 as the third single from his album Longnecks & Short Stories. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 14 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Brother Jukebox" is a song written by Paul Craft. It was originally recorded by Don Everly, one-half of The Everly Brothers, in 1977 and reached number 96 on the country singles charts. It was later covered by Keith Whitley on I Wonder Do You Think of Me and by Mark Chesnutt on his 1990 debut album Too Cold at Home. Released in November 1990 as the album's second single, it became his first Number One country hit in the United States. It was also recorded by John Starling on his 1977 album Long Time Gone.
"Gonna Get a Life" is a song written by Jim Lauderdale and Frank Dycus, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in February 1995 as the third single from his album What a Way to Live. The song became Chesnutt's sixth U.S. Country Music charts Number One in May of that year.
"Ol' Country" is a song written by Bobby Harden and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in January 1993 as the fourth and final single from his album Longnecks & Short Stories. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Thank God for Believers" is a song co-written by Mark Alan Springer, Roger Springer and Tim Johnson and was recorded by the American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in July 1997 as the title track and first single from his album Thank God for Believers. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Goin' Through the Big D" is a song written by Mark Wright, John Wright and Ronnie Rogers, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in October 1994 as the second single from his album What a Way to Live. It peaked at number 2 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the RPM country tracks charts in Canada. It was later the b-side to his 1997 single "Let It Rain".
"She Dreams" is a song co-written by Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison. It was originally recorded by Mensy on his 1993 album This Ol' Heart, from which it was released as the third and final single. It was also the final single release of his career. It was recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt and released in July 1994 as the lead single from the album, What a Way to Live. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" is a song written by Jerry Foster, Roger Lavoie and Johnny Morris, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in December 1995 as the second single from the album Wings. The song reached number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Down in Tennessee" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album Tokyo, Oklahoma. The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"This Heartache Never Sleeps" is a song written by Tim Johnson and Daryl Burgess, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in April 1999 as the second single from the album I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 10 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Trouble" is a song written by Todd Snider and included on his 1994 debut album Songs for the Daily Planet. The song was subsequently recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt and released in September 1995 as the first single from his album Wings. Chesnutt's version reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time" is a song written by Scott Miller and Jimmy Alan Stewart, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in May 1996 as the third single from the album Wings. The song reached #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from the album Thank God for Believers. The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.