Rain and Tears
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"Rain and Tears" is a song by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child. The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album End of the World, and was released as a single in July 1968 on Mercury Records. It became a major hit across Europe, reaching number one in France, number two in several other countries, and entering the top 30 in the United Kingdom and West Germany.
"Rain and Tears" | ||||
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Single by Aphrodite's Child | ||||
from the album End of the World | ||||
B-side | "Don't Try to Catch a River" | |||
Released | 22 June 1968 (1968-06-22) | |||
Recorded | 10 and 18 May 1968 | |||
Genre | Baroque pop | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Composer(s) | Johann Pachelbel | |||
Lyricist(s) |
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Producer(s) | Pierre Sberro | |||
Aphrodite's Child singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rain and Tears" on YouTube | ||||
The song was written by Evangelos Papathanassiou and Boris Bergman [fr][1] on the motifs of Pachelbel's Canon. The recording was produced by Pierre Sberro.[1]
The song reached number two in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. In Belgium it reached number one in Wallonia and number seven in Flanders.[1] French-Italian singer Dalida recorded the song in three different versions. With French lyrics as "Quelques larmes de pluie" for her French-language album Le Temps des Fleurs (Barclay 80378, 1968), with German lyrics as "Regenzeit – Tränenleid" for her German-language album Dalida in Deutsch (Barclay KMLP 316, 1969) and with Italian lyrics as "Lacrime e Pioggia" for her Italian-language album Dalida canta in Italiano (Barclay 80396, 1969).