Man in the Rain

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“Man in the Rain”
Single by Mike Oldfield from the album Tubular Bells III
Released	1998 (1998)
Format	CD
Genre	Pop rock
Length	11:44
Label	Warner Music UK
Writer(s)	Mike Oldfield
Producer	Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Women of Ireland" (1997) "Man in the Rain" (1998) "Far Above The Clouds" (1998)

"Man in the Rain" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1998. It is from the album Tubular Bells III. "Man in the Rain" features Cara Dillon on vocals and "The Inner Child" features Rosa Cedrón (Luar Na Lubre).

[edit] History

"Man in the Rain" is similar in style to Oldfield's 1983 hit, "Moonlight Shadow", from which "Man in the Rain" borrows sampled drums. An early version of "Man in the Rain" was also written shortly after "Moonlight Shadow"^[1].

Man in the Rain was also the working title for Heaven's Open. Another early demo version of "Man in the Rain" was recorded for Oldfield's Islands album, with vocals by Barry Palmer; this version later turned into the song Heaven's Open^[2].

Although Cara Dillon performs on the album, she was not present at the Tubular Bells III premiere concert at Horse Guards Parade in London. For this performance and subsequent live dates, Pepsi Demacque sings "Man in the Rain".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Man in the Rain" (Mike Oldfield) - 4:01
2. "Serpent Dream" (Mike Oldfield) - 3:00
3. "The Inner Child" (Mike Oldfield) - 4:43

[edit] Charts

• Germany #94

[edit] References