Tell It to the Rain
1966 single by The Four Seasons
"Tell It to the Rain" | ||||
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Single by The Four Seasons | ||||
from the album New Gold Hits | ||||
B-side | "Show Girl (from the album The 4 Seasons Entertain You)" | |||
Released | November 1966 (1966-11)[1] | |||
Recorded | November 1966 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Petrillo-Chubby Cifelli[3] | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
The Four Seasons singles chronology | ||||
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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.[4]
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."[5]
Chart history
Chart (1966-67) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles[6]* | 60 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 37 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 10 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 12 |
(* - Canadian RPM chart data incomplete for early 1967)
References
- ^ The Four Seasons; Frankie Valli (1991), Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Internet Archive, Warner Special Products, retrieved 2023-01-30
- ^ a b A. Guarisco, Donald. "Tell It to the Rain review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 3, 1966. p. 40. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-12-26. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1967-01-18. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 28, 1967
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