B-side "Trapeze" Genre Pop Label MGM Records 13473 | Released March 1966 Length 2:46 | |
Writer(s) Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie | ||
"Rhapsody in the Rain" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie with backing vocals by The Delicates. It reached #10 in Canada, #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, #37 in the UK, and #40 in Australia in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album, Painter of Hits.
The song was produced and arranged by Charlie Calello.
Many radio stations banned the song due to the controversial lyrics. MGM had Christie re-record the songs' opening lyrics to release a "clean" version.
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