Come Rain or Come Shine

"Come Rain or Come Shine"
Single
from the album St. Louis Woman
Released	1946
Composer(s)	Harold Arlen
Lyricist(s)	Johnny Mercer

"Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the Broadway musical St. Louis Woman, which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances.

Chart performance

It "became a modest hit during the show's run, making the pop charts with a Margaret Whiting (Paul Weston and His Orchestra) recording rising to number seventeen, and, shortly after, a Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes recording rising to number twenty-three."

Other recordings

The song has subsequently been recorded by a host of artists, including:

• In 1955, Billie Holiday included it on her Music for Torching LP.
• In 1956, Judy Garland included it on her Judy LP, as well her 1961 live album, Judy at Carnegie Hall.
• In 1956, Fran Warren included it on her album Mood Indigo.
• In 1956, Joe Williams sang it on the album The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards.
• In 1957, Chet Baker recorded it for his album Embraceable You in 1957, but not released until 1995.
• In 1958, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded it for their album released in 1959, Moanin’.
• In 1959, Anita O'Day included it on her Cool Heat LP.
• In 1959, Connie Francis included it on her The Exciting Connie Francis LP.
• In 1959, Ray Charles included it on his The Genius of Ray Charles LP.
• In 1959, Oscar Peterson included it on his 1960 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook.
• In 1959, Bill Evans opened his 1960 album Portrait in Jazz with this song.
• In 1961, Ella Fitzgerald included it on her Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook LP.
• In 1962, Frank Sinatra included it on his Sinatra and Strings LP.
• In 1973, Joe Pass included it on his 1983 album Virtuoso No. 4.
• In 1977, Return To Forever included it on their live 4LP Live
• In 1979, Barbra Streisand included it on her Wet LP.
• In 1989, Michael Crawford included it on his With Love / The Phantom Unmasked album.
• In 1991, Bette Midler sings the song in her film For the Boys and it is also featured in the movie's soundtrack.
• In 1995, Don Henley for the Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack, and The Unplugged Collection, Volume One
• In 1997, Lils Mackintosh for her 'weather themed' album Seasons
• In 1997, Alison Eastwood for the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil soundtrack
• In 1999, Bobby Caldwell for his Come Rain or Come Shine album
• In 2000, B.B. King and Eric Clapton recorded it for their collaborative album Riding with the King.
• In 2002, Etta James included it on her Blue Gardenia album.
• In 2003, Steve Lawrence included it on his Steve Lawrence Sings Sinatra album.
• In 2007, Rufus Wainwright included on his tribute CD, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall.
• In 2009, Willie Nelson included it on his American Classic CD.
• In 2014, Elaine Paige performed it as part of her farewell concert tour, and it was included on the live recording I'm Still Here: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
• In 2018, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa included as a bonus track on their Black Coffee CD.