Save It for a Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop song)

"Save It for a Rainy Day"
Single by Stephen Bishop
from the album Careless
B-side	"Careless"
Released	December 1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:10
Label	ABC
Songwriter	Stephen Bishop
Producers	Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop singles chronology
"Save It for a Rainy Day" (1976) "On and On" (1977)

"Save It for a Rainy Day" is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two hit singles from his debut album, Careless . It features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan on backing vocals toward the close of the song.

"Save It for a Rainy Day" peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[1] and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 20. ^[2]

The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number six in the U.S. ^[3] and number eight in Canada. ^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1976–1977) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 22 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [6] 6 U.S. Cashbox Top 100 [7] 21 Canadian RPM Top Singles [2] 20 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [4] 8

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank Canada [8] 158 U.S. Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [9] 49

Personnel

• Stephen Bishop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, electric piano
• Eric Clapton – rhythm electric guitar, lead guitar solo
• Jeff Staton Jones – rhythm electric guitar, bass
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Ian Freebairn-Smith – horn arrangements
• Chaka Khan – backing vocals

References

1. "Stephen Bishop - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 33.
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
5. "Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
6. "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
7. "Cash Box Top 100 11/19/77". Cashboxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
9. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 December 1977. p. Front cover. Retrieved 7 June 2021– via Google Books.

External links

• Stephen Bishop - Save It for a Rainy Day on YouTube