"In the Rain" is a 1972 soul single, written by Tony Hester.[1] It was released in February 1972 by American the vocal group, The Dramatics, from their first album, Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get. The track is notable for its use of sounds of rain and thunder, first heard before the song's introduction, then throughout the instrumental and chorus sections.

Chart Performance

"In the Rain" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart.[2] It sold over one million copies and is the group's biggest hit.[3] Billboard ranked it as the No. 53 song for 1972.[4]

Song background

The song's lyrics state that, because of a broken love relationship, the singer wants to go out and stand in the rain so that no one can see him cry.

"Once the rain starts falling on my face,

You won't see a single trace,

Of the tears I'm crying,

Because of you I'm crying.

Don't want you to see me cry.

Let me go, Let me go

Let me go!"

Chart positions

Cover versions

• Keith Sweat, on his 1987 album Make It Last Forever.
• The R&B group Xscape, in 1997, from the soundtrack of Love Jones starring Larenz Tate and Nia Long.
• The smooth jazz artist Boney James, featuring Dwele, on the Shine album in 2006.

Sampling

The song has been sampled by many hip hop artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Jadakiss, Big L, and Lil Wayne. As of 2022, music data website WhoSampled lists that it has used in sampling over 90 times.[6]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1972 (U.S.)

References

External links

• "In the Rain" at AllMusic
• "In the Rain" at Discogs (list of releases)

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