Rhapsody in the Rain | |
Cover: | Rhapsody_in_the_Rain_-_Lou_Christie.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Lou Christie |
Album: | Painter of Hits |
B-Side: | Trapeze |
Released: | March 1966 |
Genre: | Pop |
Label: | MGM Records 13473 |
Producer: | Charlie Calello |
Prev Title: | Big Time |
Prev Year: | 1966 |
Next Title: | Painter |
Next Year: | 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.