"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" | ||||
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Single by Angie Stone | ||||
from the album Black Diamond | ||||
Released | August 17, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
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Length | 4:42 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Producer(s) | Angie Stone | |||
Angie Stone singles chronology | ||||
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"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" is the debut single by American recording artist Angie Stone. It was written by Stone along with Bert Williams and Gordon Chambers for Stone's debut studio album, Black Diamond (1999), while production was helmed by Stone. The song is built around a sample of "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Jim Weatherly is also credited as a songwriter. The song served as Stone's solo debut single and reached the top of Billboard's Adult R&B Songs in the United States.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Radio Edit) |
| Stone | 4:00 |
2. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Vocal Mix featuring Lain) |
| 4:48 | |
3. | "My Lovin' Will Give You Something" | DeVeaux | 4:34 | |
4. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Dub featuring Lain) |
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| 5:00 |
5. | "U Had a Lady" (duet with Carl Thomas) |
|
| 4:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Radio Edit) |
| Stone | 4:00 |
2. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (StarGate Mix – Radio Edit) |
| 3:54 | |
3. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Erick Sermon Remix featuring Loon) |
|
| 4:16 |
4. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Vocal Mix featuring Lain) |
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| 4:48 |
5. | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Album Version) |
| Stone | 4:42 |
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