(Walking) In the Rain

by

The Ronettes

Album: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Released: 1964

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Phil Spector co-wrote this song with the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It was the Ronettes' final Top 40 hit in the US.

Despite the song's title of "(Walking) In the Rain," this song is actually about a desire to find the right person to love.

This song contains special effects of a rainstorm. It received a Grammy in 1965 for Best Sound Effects.

Cher is featured on this song as a backup vocalist.

During the bridge of this song, the backup vocalists sing a certain number of male names and the lead singer (Ronnie Spector in this song) rejects all of them. These particular musical actions were previously done in the bridge of the Crystals' first hit "There's No Other (Like My Baby)."

A version by Jay & the Americans reached #19 in the US in 1970. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for all above)

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Comments (3):

"Walking In The Rain" is a wonderful Ronettes/Spector hit. I agree that Billboard, in the 1960s, seemed to be off-the-mark on rating many rock & roll songs (and R&R songs too!). As a teen growing up in the Sixties, I preferred the ratings charts in Cashbox or Song Hits. Also, in the Sixties, most AM radio stations published their own hit charts for their listening area. In my home area (northeastern Oklahoma & northwestern Arkansas), most of the big AM stations put out their own chart lists weekly. I still have some from 1962 thru 1966. The AM stations are no longer in business though. I do recall that the major AM stations in my area rated the Ronettes' "Be MyBaby" at #1 and "Baby I Love You" at #2. Even "Walking In the Rain" rated in the Top Ten in northeastern Oklahoma AM stations in 1964. Wikipedia's bio on Phil Spector, the Ronette's producer at Philles Records, mentions that Spector's increasingly bizarre behavior in the Sixties made him some enemies in the hit chart rating business. Perhaps that might explain why Billboard rated the Ronette's records as they did. If so, they were guilty of exhibiting unfair business tactics (unethical?) concerning the Ronettes' recordings. What is the truth?

- elmer, westville, OK

A very good song like all the Spector songs.

- Teresa, Mechelen, Belgium

Billboard seemed to habitually underrate all of the songs by the Ronettes. Be My Baby went to #1 on all metro NYC radio stations for 4 or more weeks. Baby, I Love You peaked at #11 on NY's WABC radio (#22 Billboard), (Walking) In The Rain peaked at #7 in NY (#23 Billboard). I would tend to believe the NY charts were more representative of how popular these songs really were.

- Jeff, Bayshore, NY

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