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"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. Of his several dozen releases, it is considered his sixth greatest hit internationally.[2]

"Summer Rain"
Single by Johnny Rivers
from the album Realization
B-side	"Memory of the Coming Good"
Released	November 1967
Genre	Baroque pop, psychedelic pop, pop rock[1]
Length	3:30
Label	Imperial 66267
Songwriter(s)	Jim Hendricks
Johnny Rivers singles chronology
"The Tracks of My Tears" (1967) "Summer Rain" (1967) "Look to Your Soul" (1968)

It reached No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968.[3]

"Summer Rain" is about lifelong love during "the summer of love". It was released in the late fall, remembering the previous summer. The song references Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles album which was released during the middle of that year.

Chart performance

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Johnny Rivers
• Strings and horns by Marty Paich
• Drums by Hal Blaine
• Bass by Joe Osborn

References

External links

• Listen to "Summer Rain" on YouTube

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