Rhythm of the Rain



"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. It rose to number three on the US pop chart on March 9, 1963, and spent two weeks at number one on the US Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 4 song of 1963.

The song was also a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and a number-one single in Ireland. In Canada, the song was on the CHUM Chart for a total of 12 weeks and reached number 1 in March 1963. In 1999 BMI listed the song as the ninth most performed song on radio/TV in the 20th century.

The Cascades' recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1979 film Quadrophenia and included in its soundtrack album.

The song arrangement features distinctive use of a celesta.

Theme
The lyrics are sung by a man who wishes the rain would stop falling and reminding him of the error of his ways, and to let him cry alone, as his lover has left him.

Charting cover versions

 * Dutch teen idol Rob de Nijs covered the song in 1963 as "Ritme van de regen". Though originally a B side, the song kick started his career and remains popular today.
 * Gary Lewis & the Playboys released a version of the song in 1969 that reached #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
 * Pat Roberts released a version of the song in 1972 that reached #34 on the Country chart.
 * Jacky Ward released a version of the song in 1978 that reached #11 on the Country chart.
 * Neil Sedaka released a version of the song in 1984 that reached #37 on the adult contemporary chart.
 * Dan Fogelberg released a version of the song in 1990 that reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart.
 * Jason Donovan also released a version of the song on 20 August 1990 that reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart. Donovan re-recorded the song for his 2008 album Let It Be Me.