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"Tell It to the Rain" is a song composed by Mike Petrillo and Chubby Cifelli and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1966 and early 1967. The single reached the #10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[2]

"Tell It to the Rain"
Single by The Four Seasons
from the album New Gold Hits
B-side	"Show Girl (from the album The 4 Seasons Entertain You)"
Released	December 1966
Recorded	November 1966
Genre	Rock
Length	2:30
Label	Philips
Songwriter(s)	Mike Petrillo-Chubby Cifelli[1]
Producer(s)	Bob Crewe
The Four Seasons singles chronology
"I've Got You Under My Skin" (1966) "Tell It to the Rain" (1966) "Beggin'" (1967)

The song's arrangement includes a prominent 12-string electric guitar part, as well as sound effects and a crescendo of vocals toward the end.

Cash Box said the single is "loaded with the group’s usual effective sound and infectious arrangement."[3]

Chart history

Chart (1966-67)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4]*	60
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7]	12

(* - Canadian RPM chart data incomplete for early 1967)

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