Summer_Rain_(Johnny_Rivers_song)

Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers song)

Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers song)

1967 single by Johnny Rivers

"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]

Quick Facts Single by Johnny Rivers, from the album Realization ...

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" of 1967. It was released in the late fall, as a reminiscence of the previous summer. The song references Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles album which was released during May of that year.

Chart performance

More information Chart (1967–68), Peak position ...

Personnel

References

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    "Johnny Rivers ― Summer Rain (1967, Vinyl) - Discogs". discogs.com. 1967.
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    "Song artist 376 - Johnny Rivers". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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    "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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    "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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    Archive.org
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    RPM Top 100 Singles of 1967 Archived 2016-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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    "1968 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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