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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Demis Roussos]]
| artist = [[Aphrodite's Child]]
| album = [[Aphrodite's Child]]
| album = [[End of the World (album)|End of the World]]
| EP =
| B-side = Don't Try to Catch a River
| released = {{Start date|1968|06|22|df=y}}
| written =
| recorded = 10 and 18 May 1968
| published =
| released = {{start date|1968}}
| format = 7" vinyl single (45 RPM)
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| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[Philips Records|Philips]]
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| composer = [[Johann Pachelbel]]
| writer = [[Evangelos Papathanassiou]], [[Boris Bergman]]
| composer =
| lyricist =
| lyricist =
* [[Vangelis|Evangelos Papathanassiou]]
| producer = [[Pierre Sberro]]
* {{ill|Boris Bergman|fr|Boris Bergman}}
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"'''Rain and Tears'''" is a song by the Greek band [[Aphrodite's Child]]. It was released as a [[single (music)|single]] in 1968 on [[Mercury Records]].
"'''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 (album)|End of the World]]'', and was released as a [[Single (music)|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]].

The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album ''[[End of the World (album)|End of the World]]''.

== Background and writing ==
The song was written by [[Evangelos Papathanassiou]] and [[Boris Bergman]]<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears" /> on the motives of [[Pachelbel's Canon]].


The recording was produced by [[Pierre Sberro]].<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears">{{cite web
The song was written by [[Vangelis|Evangelos Papathanassiou]] and {{ill|Boris Bergman|fr|Boris Bergman}}<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears" /> on the motifs of [[Pachelbel's Canon]]. The recording was produced by [[Pierre Sberro]].<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears">{{cite web
|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aphrodite%27s+Child&titel=Rain+And+Tears&cat=s
|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aphrodite%27s+Child&titel=Rain+And+Tears&cat=s
|title=spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears
|title=spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears
|accessdate=2017-11-01}}</ref>
|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>


The song reached number two in the Netherlands, Switzerland and [[Norway]]. In Belgium it reached number one in Wallonia and number seven in Flanders.<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears" /> 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 Records|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).
== Commercial performance ==
The song reached no. 2 in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. In Belgium it reached no. 1 in Wallonia and no. 7 in Flanders.<ref name="spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears" />


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1968–1969)
! Chart (1968–1969)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Belgium (Flanders)|7|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
{{single chart|Belgium (Flanders)|7|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Belgium (Wallonia)|1|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
{{single chart|Belgium (Wallonia)|1|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"| France
! scope="row"| France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])
| 1
|align=center"| 1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|28|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Spain|11|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2022-08-02}}
!scope="row"| Italy<ref name="Hit Parade Italia">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1968.htm|title=I singoli più venduti del 1968|work=Hit Parade Italia|accessdate=2017-11-02}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Italy ([[Musica e dischi]])
{{singlechart|Dutch100|2|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
| 1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Indonesia (Aktuil)<ref name="Indonesia">{{cite web
{{singlechart|Norway|2|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|url = https://museummusikindonesia.id/2020/08/08/aktuil-no-22-tahun-1968/
|title = Aktuil Magazine 22
|author = Aktuil
|date = 1968
}}</ref>
| 1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
{{single chart|Norway|2|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|29|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|date=19681204|rowheader=true|accessdate=2021-01-01}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|28|artist=Aphrodite's Child|song=Rain And Tears|rowheader=true|songid=41|year=1968|accessdate=2017-11-01}}
|}

==Sales==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Sales for "Rain and Tears"
! Region
! Sales
|-
! scope="row"| France
| 500,000<ref name="topfrance1968">{{cite web|url=http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1968.htm|title=TOP – 1968|work=40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles|author=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP)|editor=Fabrice Ferment|access-date=12 September 2023|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227220855/http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1968.htm|archive-date=27 February 2022|via=Top-France.fr|oclc=469523661}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Italy
| 500,000<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1969/CB-1969-02-01.pdf|title=Sterling Sales Bring Silver|magazine=[[Cash Box magazine|Cash Box]]|page=60|date=1 February 1969|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>
|}
|}


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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[The Hi-Revving Tongues]]
| artist = [[The Hi-Revving Tongues]]
| album =
| album = The Tongues
| B-side = [[Watermelon Man (composition)|Watermelon Man]]
| EP =
| written =
| released = 1969
| published =
| recorded = 1969
| released = {{start date|1969}}
| format =
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| genre =
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| length =
| length = 2:26
| label =
| label = [[Zodiac Records (New Zealand)|Zodiac]]
| writer =
| writer =
* Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou
| composer =
* Boris Bergman
| lyricist =
| producer =
| producer = Zodiac
| prev_title =
| prev_title = Baby Come Back to Me
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 1969
| title =
| next_title = [[Take Me to the Pilot]]
| next_title =
| next_year = 1970
| next_year =
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}}
}}
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=== Charts ===
=== Charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1969)
! Chart (1969)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"| New Zealand ([[RIANZ]])
! scope="row"| New Zealand ([[RIANZ]])
| 1
|align=center"| 1
|}
|}


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| artist = [[Demis Roussos]]
| artist = [[Demis Roussos]]
| album = [[The Story of Demis Roussos]]
| album = [[The Story of Demis Roussos]]
| EP =
| B-side = [[Summer Wine]]
| written =
| released = 1987
| published =
| recorded =
| released = {{start date|1987}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre =
| genre =
| length =
| length = 3:16
| label = {{illm|BR Music|nl|BR Music}}
| label =
* Zone
| writer =
* BR Music
| composer =
| lyricist =
| writer =
* Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou
| producer =
* Boris Bergman
| producer =
* Ed Starink
* Bert Van Breda
| prev_title = [[Quand je t'aime]]
| prev_title = [[Quand je t'aime]]
| prev_year = 1987
| prev_year = 1987
| title = Rain and Tears
| next_title = Marie Jolie
| next_title = Marie Jolie
| next_year = 1987
| next_year = 1987
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gMSt30FmB3I|"Rain and Tears"}}}}
| prev_track =
| track_no =
| next_track =
| misc =
}}
}}
A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist [[Demis Roussos]] was included on his 1987 album ''[[The Demis Roussos Story]]'' on the label {{illm|BR Music|nl|BR Music}}. The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.
A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist [[Demis Roussos]] was included on his 1987 album ''[[The Story of Demis Roussos]]'' on the label {{ill|BR Music|nl|BR Music}}. The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.


The recording was also released as a [[single (music)|single]] from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).
The recording was also released as a [[single (music)|single]] from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demis-Roussos-Rain-And-Tears/release/4967608|title=Demis Roussos - Rain And Tears (Vinyl) at Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] |access-date=2017-10-28}}</ref>

== [[Lee Wei]] version ==
{{empty section|date=November 2017}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/Aphrodites-Child-Rain-And-Tears/master/6220 Aphrodite's Child – "Rain and Tears" (1968 single)] at [[Discogs]]
* {{MetroLyrics song|aphrodites-child|rain-and-tears}}
* [https://www.discogs.com/Aphrodites-Child-Rain-And-Tears/master/6220 Aphrodite's Child — "Rain and Tears" (1968 single)] at [[Discogs]]
* [https://www.discogs.com/Demis-Roussos-Rain-And-Tears/master/901651 Demis Roussos – "Rain and Tears" (1987 single)] at [[Discogs]]
* [https://www.discogs.com/Demis-Roussos-Rain-And-Tears/master/901651 Demis Roussos ‎– Rain and Tears" (1987 single)] at [[Discogs]]

{{S-start}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Saved by the Bell (song)|Saved by the Bell]]" by [[Robin Gibb]]
| title = New Zealand [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|RIANZ]] [[List of number-one singles in 1969 (New Zealand)|number-one single]]
| years = 14–20 November 1969
| after = "[[Something (The Beatles song)|Something]]" by [[The Beatles]]
}}
{{S-end}}


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{{Demis Roussos}}
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[[Category:Aphrodite's Child songs]]
[[Category:Baroque pop songs]]
[[Category:Demis Roussos songs]]
[[Category:Demis Roussos songs]]
[[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
[[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
[[Category:Philips Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Vangelis]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Boris Bergman]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Boris Bergman]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Vangelis]]
[[Category:Popular songs based on classical music]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Pierre Sberro]]

Latest revision as of 15:10, 5 October 2024

"Rain and Tears"
Single by Aphrodite's Child
from the album End of the World
B-side"Don't Try to Catch a River"
Released22 June 1968 (1968-06-22)
Recorded10 and 18 May 1968
GenreBaroque pop
Length3:17
LabelMercury
Composer(s)Johann Pachelbel
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Pierre Sberro
Aphrodite's Child singles chronology
"Rain and Tears"
(1968) 		"End of the World"
(1968)
Music video
"Rain and Tears" on YouTube

"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.

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).

Track listing

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7" single Mercury 132 501 MFC (1968, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
7" Single Mercury MF 1039 (1968, UK)
7" single Mercury RF-1 (1968, Australia)
7" single Philips SFL-1178 (1968, Japan)
7" single Mercury 45-4124 (1968, Greece)

A. "Rain and Tears" (3:08)
B. "Don't Try to Catch a River" (3:11)[1]

7" single Mercury 6033 014 (Italy, 1976)
7" single Mercury 6173 691 (1979, France)

A. "Rain and Tears" (3:10)
B. "I Want To Live" (3:30)[1]

7" single Philips 6060 321 (1982, Belgium)

A. "Rain And Tears" (3:13)
B. "Spring, Summer, Winter & Fall" (4:56)[1]

Charts

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Chart (1968–1969) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 1
France (IFOP) 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] 11
Italy (Musica e dischi) 1
Indonesia (Aktuil)[6] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 29
West Germany (GfK)[10] 28

Sales

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Sales for "Rain and Tears"
Region Sales
France 500,000[11]
Italy 500,000[12]

The Hi-Revving Tongues version

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"Rain and Tears"
Single by The Hi-Revving Tongues
from the album The Tongues
B-side"Watermelon Man"
Released1969
Recorded1969
Length2:26
LabelZodiac
Songwriter(s)
  • Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou
  • Boris Bergman
Producer(s)Zodiac
The Hi-Revving Tongues singles chronology
"Baby Come Back to Me"
(1969) 		"Rain and Tears"
(1969) 		"Take Me to the Pilot"
(1970)

Charts

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
New Zealand (RIANZ) 1

Awards

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  • 1969 Loxene Golden Disc – Golden Disc Award (main award; awarded to the best single of the year)

Demis Roussos version (1987)

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"Rain and Tears"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album The Story of Demis Roussos
B-side"Summer Wine"
Released1987
Length3:16
Label
  • Zone
  • BR Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou
  • Boris Bergman
Producer(s)
  • Ed Starink
  • Bert Van Breda
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"Quand je t'aime"
(1987) 		"Rain and Tears"
(1987) 		"Marie Jolie"
(1987)
Music video
"Rain and Tears" on YouTube

A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist Demis Roussos was included on his 1987 album The Story of Demis Roussos on the label BR Music [nl]. The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.

The recording was also released as a single from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears". Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  4. ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  5. ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  6. ^ Aktuil (1968). "Aktuil Magazine 22".
  7. ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears". VG-lista. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  8. ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2017-11-01. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Aphrodite's Child"
  11. ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Fabrice Ferment (ed.). "TOP – 1968". 40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles (in French). OCLC 469523661. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Top-France.fr.
  12. ^ "Sterling Sales Bring Silver" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 February 1969. p. 60. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Demis Roussos - Rain And Tears (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
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