Candles in the Rain is singer Melanie's third album. Released in 1970, the album produced Melanie's first Top Ten single in North America, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", which was inspired by the crowd's reaction to her performance at Woodstock. The cover of the Rolling Stones' 1967 song "Ruby Tuesday" reached the Top Ten in the United Kingdom.
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Studio album by Melanie | ||||
Released | April 1970 | |||
Studio | Wessex Studios, London; Allegro Studios, New York City; Catero Sound, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Buddah | |||
Producer | Peter Schekeryk | |||
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All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted.
Some versions of the album substituted "Close to It All" for "Alexander Beetle", some versions have neither song.
On the original 1970 UK release by Buddah Records (2318009), "Lay Down" is given a timing of 3:49 on both label and sleeve notes as is quoted above. On this album, the track is in fact 7:44 minutes long (from direct timing), but was 3:49 on her Very Best of album.
Chart | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Albums Chart [2] | 17 |
U.S. Cash Box Albums Chart [3] | 6 |
Australian Albums Chart | 2 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 5 |
UK Albums Chart[4] | 5 |
Chart | Title | Peak position |
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U.S. Cash Box Charts | "Lay Down" | 3 |
U.S Billboard Hot 100 | "Lay Down" | 6 |
Australian Charts | "Lay Down" | 2 |
Canadian Charts | "Lay Down" | 1 |
U.S. Cash Box Charts | "Ruby Tuesday" | 34 |
U.S Billboard Hot 100 | "Ruby Tuesday" | 52 |
Canadian Charts | "Ruby Tuesday" | 25 |
UK Chart | "Ruby Tuesday" | 9 |
Australian Charts | "Ruby Tuesday EP" | 70 |
UK Singles Chart[4] | "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma" | 39 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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