September in the Rain (album)

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September In The Rain
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Studio album by
Released1960
Genre Jazz, R&B
Length26:33
Label Mercury Records
Dinah Washington chronology
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
(1959)
September In The Rain
(1960)
Unforgettable
(1961)
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Review scores
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September in the Rain is the eleventh studio album LP record by R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington, released on the Mercury Records label. [2]

Contents

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated December 24, 1961, peaking at No. 56 during a fifteen-week run on the chart. [3] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top Stereo Albums chart in the issue dated December 16, 1961, peaking at No. 43 during a five-week run on the chart. [4]

The title track was released as a single (b/w "Wake the Town and Tell the People"), reaching No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 5 on the Hot R&B chart. [5]

Track listing

  1. "September in the Rain" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
  2. "Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu)
  3. "This Heart of Mine" (Harry Warren, Arthur Freed)
  4. "As Long as I'm in Your Arms" (Clyde Otis, Vin Corso)
  5. "With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
  6. "Softly" (Joe Greene, Eddie Beal)
  7. "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill)
  8. "I Was Telling Him About You" (Moose Charlap, Don George)
  9. "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (Irving Berlin)
  10. "I'll Never Kiss You Goodbye" (Clyde Otis)
  11. "I'll Come Back for More" (Oramay Diamond, Bee Walker, Belford Hendricks)
  12. "Tell Love Hello" (Damita Jo)

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs (Monoraul) [3] 56
US Cashbox Top Albums (Stereo) [4] 43

References

  1. Watson, Jimmy (February 16, 1963). "Dinah Washington: September In The Rain" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 101. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. "Dinah Washington – September In The Rain". Discogs.com. September 4, 1961. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 152. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 397. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. September in the Rain (song by Dinah Washington)