Sunshine After the Rain

Not to be confused with Sunshine After the Rain (Alexander Klaws song).

"Sunshine After the Rain" is a song originally written and recorded by Ellie Greenwich in 1968, titled as "The Sunshine After the Rain" and released on her album Composes, Produces and Sings. It was covered by Elkie Brooks in 1977 and Berri in 1994.

Elkie Brooks version

"Sunshine After the Rain"
Single by Elkie Brooks
from the album Two Days Away
B-side"Spiritland"
Released1977
Length3:23
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Ellie Greenwich
Producer(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Elkie Brooks singles chronology
"Saved"
(1977) 		"Sunshine After the Rain"
(1977) 		"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
(1977)

Brooks' version was released as a single in 1977 and reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The song appears as the fourth track on her 1977 album Two Days Away.

Track listing

UK 7-inch single

  1. "Sunshine After the Rain" – 3:23
  2. "Spiritland" – 3:19

Charts

Berri version

"The Sunshine After the Rain"
Single by Berri
Released
GenreEurodance
Length3:28
LabelFfrreedom
Songwriter(s)Ellie Greenwich
Producer(s)
  • Richard Lloyd
  • Neil Bowser
Berri singles chronology
"The Sunshine After the Rain"
(1994) 		"Shine Like a Star"
(1995)

In 1994, English singer Berri recorded her version. It contains an interpolation of "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer.

"The Sunshine After the Rain" was released twice. During its first release, it was credited as "New Atlantic/U4EA featuring Berri" and reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1994. A re-release in 1995 fared somewhat better, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart in September, this time credited solely as Berri. The re-release also became a hit in Australia, peaking at number 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and in Iceland and Ireland, reaching number 11 in both countries.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard viewed songs like "Sunshine After the Rain" as "such juicy European morsels", adding that it "[has] the infectious hooks and tidy production required for a successful crossover to top 40 waters."[7] James Hamilton from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "plaintive anthemic galloping remake".[8]

Track listings

  • 1994 CD single as New Atlantic/U4EA featuring Berri
  1. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Two Cowboys 7" edit) — 3:31
  2. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (New Atlantic mix) — 6:31
  3. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (original U4EA breakbeat mix) — 5:24
  4. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Two Cowboys 12" mix) — 4:29
  5. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Tall Paul remix) — 6:34
  • 1995 CD single as Berri
  1. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Two Cowboys club edit) — 3:30
  2. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Two Cowboys club mix) — 4:27
  3. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Dancin' Divaz club mix) — 8:00
  4. "The Sunshine After the Rain" (Dancin' Divaz rhythm mix) — 6:31

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

"Rainbow in the Sky"

In 1995, DJ Paul Elstak produced a happy hardcore track titled "Rainbow in the Sky". The "K&A Blast" versions very closely resemble the Berri version of "Sunshine After the Rain". "Rainbow in the Sky" was released in the UK on 12" vinyl and CD.[24] The "Rainbow in the Sky" CD single also contained Paul Elstak's single, "Luv U More".[24]

Charts

References

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  5. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 12 November 1994. p. 23.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 August 1995. p. 31.
  7. ^ Flick, Larry (27 January 1996). "Dance Trax: Multi-Artist Sets Have Multifaceted Effects" (PDF). Billboard. p. 25. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ Hamilton, James (19 August 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 35. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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