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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.

Candles in the Rain
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
Melanie chronology
Affectionately Melanie (1969) Candles in the Rain (1970) Leftover Wine (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted.

1. "Candles in the Rain" 1:42
2. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (accompanied by the Edwin Hawkins Singers) 3:49
3. "Carolina in My Mind" (James Taylor) 3:37
4. "Citiest People" 3:32
5. "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" (fr) 4:02
6. "Alexander Beetle" (Safka, A.A. Milne) 2:35
7. "The Good Guys" 3:08
8. "Lovin' Baby Girl" 4:20
9. "Ruby Tuesday" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 4:31
10. "Leftover Wine" 6:06

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.

Personnel

• Melanie - guitars, vocals
• Alan Parker - guitars
• Alan Hawkshaw - keyboards, organ
• Edwin Hawkins - piano on "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
• Harold McNair - fiddle, flute
• Herbie Flowers - bass
• Barry Morgan - drums
• Rico Reyes - congas, percussion on "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
• John Abbott - arrangement on "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"; conductor on "What Have They Done to My Song Ma"
• Lee Holdridge - string arrangements on "Citiest People" and "Ruby Tuesday"

Charts

Chart	Peak position
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

Singles

Chart	Title	Peak position
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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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