In the Rain (song)

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“In the Rain”
Single by The Dramatics
from the album Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
B-side "(Gimme Some) Good Soul Music"
Released 1972
Format 7" single
Genre Soul
Length 5:08
Label Volt Records
Writer(s) Tony Hester
Producer Don Davis
The Dramatics singles chronology
"Get Up and Get Down"
(1971)
"In the Rain"
(1972)
"Toast to the Fool"
(1972)

"In the Rain" is a 1972 soul single by American vocal group The Dramatics. Released from their debut album, Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and and spent four weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It would turn out to be their biggest hit.[1] The song was written by Tony Hester and was released in February 1972.[2]

[edit] Chart positions

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1 (4 weeks)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today. Hal Leonard. ISBN 0634099787 p 486
  2. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978) The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie & Jenkins:p 312. ISBN 0214204804

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Preceded by
"I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
Billboard's Hot Soul number one single
March 25 - April 15, 1972
Succeeded by
"Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin