With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair
1959 single by Pat Boone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" is a song composed by Clara Edwards, with lyrics by Jack Lawrence.[1][2] First published in 1930, it became a hit a decade later.[1]
"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" | ||||
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Single by Pat Boone | ||||
B-side | "Good Rockin' Tonight" | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1958 | |||
Genre | pop | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Dot | |||
Composer(s) | Clara Edwards | |||
Lyricist(s) | Jack Lawrence | |||
Pat Boone singles chronology | ||||
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"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" on YouTube | ||||
A known recording by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (with the vocal refrain by Ginny Simms) dates from November 28, 1939 and was issued on a Columbia 78 rpm record (cat. nr. 35350) in 1940.[2]
Bob Crosby recorded the song with his orchestra on February 13, 1940 and released on a Decca 78 rpm (cat. nr. 3018)[3][4] in March. His version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, peaking at number 2 for 3 weeks.[citation needed]
Another hit version was by Bob Chester featuring Dolores O'Neill on vocals (b/w "I Walk with Music", Bluebird 10614), it peaked at number 18 in April 1940.[clarification needed][citation needed]
In late 1959, a version by Pat Boone reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]