"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by American musician Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. It reached No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the US Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968. "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.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1967–68)PeakpositionAustralia13Canada Top Singles (RPM)10New Zealand (Listener)10US Billboard Hot 100 14US Cash Box Top 100Archive.org6US Record World Singles11
Year-end charts Chart (1967)RankCanada (RPM)RPM Top 100 Singles of 1967 98
Chart (1968)RankUS Billboard Hot 100118
Personnel Lead vocals and acoustic guitar by Johnny Rivers Strings and horns by Marty Paich Drums by Hal Blaine Bass by Joe Osborn Uncredited: Electric Organ
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