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== See also == |
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Revision as of 19:44, 1 November 2017
| "Rain and Tears" | ||||
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| Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
| from the album Aphrodite's Child | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Philips | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Evangelos Papathanassiou, Boris Bergman | |||
| Producer(s) | Pierre Sberro | |||
| Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Rain and Tears" (French TV, 1968) on YouTube | ||||
"Rain and Tears" is a song by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child. It was released as a single in 1968 on Mercury Records.
The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album End of the World.
Background and writing
The song was written by Evangelos Papathanassiou and Boris Bergman[1] on the motives of Pachelbel's Canon.
The recording was produced by Pierre Sberro.[1]
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.[1]
Track listing
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
| Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 7 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 28 |
| Italy[4] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[6] | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "spanishcharts.com - Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears". Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "I singoli più venduti del 1968". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears". VG-lista. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Aphrodite's Child – Rain And Tears". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-11-01.