Rhapsody in the Rain

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"Rhapsody in the Rain"
Rhapsody in the Rain - Lou Christie.jpg
Single by Lou Christie
from the album Painter of Hits
B-side "Trapeze"
Released March 1966
Genre Pop
Length2:46
Label MGM Records 13473
Songwriter(s) Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie
Producer(s) Charlie Calello
Lou Christie singles chronology
"Big Time"
(1966)		"Rhapsody in the Rain"
(1966)		"Painter"
(1966)

"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]

Both the official Super Bowl XLI highlight film and an NFL's Greatest Games episode about that game took their title from this song.

References

  1. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly , Volume 5, No. 11, May 09, 1966. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hot 100 - Lou Christie Rhapsody in the Rain Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lou Christie - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews", Billboard , August 20, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100", Billboard , May 7, 1966. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ Blecha, Peter (2004). Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs . Backbeat Books. p.  101. ISBN   978-0-87930-792-9.
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