The Day the Rains Came (song)

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For the song by Merle Haggard, see Pride in What I Am.
"The Day the Rains Came"
Single by Jane Morgan
from the album The Day The Rains Came
B-side "Le jour ou la pluie viendra"
Released 1958
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Pop
Length 2:57
Label London (UK)
Kapp (US)
Writer(s) Gilbert Bécaud (music)
Carl Sigman (English lyrics)

"The Day the Rains Came" is a song made famous by Jane Morgan, which she released in 1958 as a single and on the album The Day the Rains Came.[1] The song is an adaptation of the French language song "Le jour où la pluie viendra",[2] which itself was the B-side of Morgan’s version.[3] The French lyrics were written by Pierre Delanoë.[4] The music was composed by Gilbert Bécaud and the English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman.[3]

In 1957, versions of "Le jour où la pluie viendra" were released Gilbert Bécaud and by Dalida. Bécaud's version reached No. 3 in Wallonia[4] and No. 20 in Flanders.[5] Dalida's version reached No. 3 in Wallonia.[6]

Jane Morgan's version of the song reached No. 1 on the UK's New Musical Express chart, spending 16 weeks on the chart overall,[7] while spending 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 21.[8] The song also reached No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[9] while reaching No. 7 on Norway's VG-lista.[3]

An instrumental version was released by Raymond Lefèvre and His Orchestra in 1958, which spent nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 30.[10]

In a tandem ranking of Jane Morgan, Raymond Lefèvre, and Dalida's recordings, with Morgan and Lefèvre's versions marked as bestsellers, the song reached No. 17 on the Cash Box Top 100.[11] The song also reached No. 2 on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Sheet Music in U.S."[12]

In 1959, a German language version was released by Dalida, titled "Am Tag als der Regen kam", which reached No. 1 in Germany.[13]

References

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  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music, Virgin Books. p. 36.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jane Morgan - The Day the Rains Came, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gilbert Bécaud – Le jour où la pluie viendra, Ultratop. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Gilbert Bécaud – Le jour où la pluie viendra, Ultratop. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ Dalia – Le jour où la pluie viendra, Ultratop. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jane Morgan - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ Hot 100 - Jane Morgan The Day the Rains Came Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Hot 100 - Jane Morgan The Day the Rains Came Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, November 8, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Best Selling Sheet Music in U.S.", Billboard, October 13, 1958. p. 43. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ Dalida - Am Tag als der Regen kam, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.


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