Single:
Laughter in the Rain entered the Australian singles chart* on 11 November 1974 and peaked at #17. It was #90 on the Top 100 of 1975.
Album:
The song is on Laughter in the Rain which entered the Australian albums chart* on 23 December 1974 and peaked at #67.
Songwriters:
Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody
Producers:
Neil Sedaka, Robert Appere
Record label of Australian release:
Polydor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The opening chord of the chorus was based on that used by Elton John in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which Sedaka described as a “drop-dead chord.” He combined that with a pentatonic melody inspired by Aaron Copland.
Phil Cody claims to have written the lyrics in about five minutes after smoking marijuana and falling asleep under a tree for a couple of hours.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughter_in_the-Rain
Lyrics:
Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain, it begins to pour
Without an umbrella we′re soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
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