Rain and Tears explained

Rain and Tears
Type:single
Artist:Aphrodite's Child
Album:End of the World
B-Side:Don't Try to Catch a River
Recorded:10 and 18 May 1968
Genre:Baroque pop
Label:Mercury
Composer:Johann Pachelbel
Lyricist:
Producer:Pierre Sberro
Next Title:End of the World
Next Year:1968

"Rain and Tears" is a song by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child. The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album End of the World, and was released as a single in July 1968 on Mercury Records. It became a major hit across Europe, reaching number one in France, number two in several other countries, and entering the top 30 in the United Kingdom and West Germany.

The song was written by Evangelos Papathanassiou and on the motifs of Pachelbel's Canon. The recording was produced by Pierre Sberro.[1]

The song reached number two in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. In Belgium it reached number one in Wallonia and number seven in Flanders. French-Italian singer Dalida recorded the song in three different versions. With French lyrics as "Quelques larmes de pluie" for her French-language album Le Temps des Fleurs (Barclay 80378, 1968), with German lyrics as "Regenzeit – Tränenleid" for her German-language album Dalida in Deutsch (Barclay KMLP 316, 1969) and with Italian lyrics as "Lacrime e Pioggia" for her Italian-language album Dalida canta in Italiano (Barclay 80396, 1969).

Track listing

7" single Mercury 132 501 MFC (1968, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
7" Single Mercury MF 1039 (1968, UK)
7" single Mercury RF-1 (1968, Australia)
7" single Philips SFL-1178 (1968, Japan)
7" single Mercury 45-4124 (1968, Greece)

A. "Rain and Tears" (3:08)

B. "Don't Try to Catch a River" (3:11)

7" single Mercury 6033 014 (Italy, 1976)
7" single Mercury 6173 691 (1979, France)

A. "Rain and Tears" (3:10)

B. "I Want To Live" (3:30) 7" single Philips 6060 321 (1982, Belgium)

A. "Rain And Tears" (3:13)

B. "Spring, Summer, Winter & Fall" (4:56)

Charts

Chart (1968–1969)Peak
position
France (IFOP)1
Italy (Musica e dischi)1
Indonesia (Aktuil)[2] 1

Sales

Sales for "Rain and Tears"! Region! Sales
France500,000[3]
Italy500,000[4]

The Hi-Revving Tongues version

Rain and Tears
Type:single
Artist:The Hi-Revving Tongues
Album:The Tongues
B-Side:Watermelon Man
Released:1969
Recorded:1969
Length:2:26
Label:Zodiac
Producer:Zodiac
Prev Title:Baby Come Back to Me
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Take Me to the Pilot
Next Year:1970

Awards

Demis Roussos version (1987)

Rain and Tears
Type:single
Artist:Demis Roussos
Album:The Story of Demis Roussos
B-Side:Summer Wine
Released:1987
Length:3:16
Label:
  • Zone
  • BR Music
Producer:
  • Ed Starink
  • Bert Van Breda
Prev Title:Quand je t'aime
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Marie Jolie
Next Year:1987

A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist Demis Roussos was included on his 1987 album The Story of Demis Roussos on the label . The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.

The recording was also released as a single from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).[5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears. 2017-11-01.
  2. Web site: Aktuil Magazine 22 . Aktuil . 1968.
  3. Web site: TOP – 1968. 40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Fabrice Ferment. 12 September 2023. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20220227220855/http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1968.htm. 27 February 2022. Top-France.fr. 469523661.
  4. Sterling Sales Bring Silver. Cash Box. 60. 1 February 1969. 12 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Demis Roussos - Rain And Tears (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 2017-10-28.