Rhapsody in the Rain

"Rhapsody in the Rain"
Single by Lou Christie
from the album Painter of Hits
B-side"Trapeze"
ReleasedMarch 1966
GenrePop
Length2:46
LabelMGM 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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