Single:
Summer Rain entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 December 1967 and peaked at #14. The song was #91 on the Top 100 of 1968.
Album:
The song is on Realisation which entered the Australian albums chart* on 24 August 1968 and peaked at #7.
Songwriter:
Jim Hendricks
Record label of Australian release:
Imperial
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Discover Music:
The song was a psychedelically-tinged, wistful reflection on the “Summer of Love” that had taken place a few months earlier, and is a fascinating time capsule for another reason. The lyric also makes reference to The Beatles’ era-defining album of 1967. Twice, Rivers sings: “All summer long we were dancing in the sand, everybody just kept on playing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
Read more: www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/johnny-rivers-summer-rain-song/
Lyrics:
Summer rain taps at my window
West wind soft as a sweet dream
My love, warm as the sunshine
Sitting here by me, yeah
She′s here by me
She stepped out of the rainbow
Golden hair shining like moonglow
Warm lips, soft as her soul
Sitting here by me, yeah
She’s here by me
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