Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers song)

"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by American musician Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. Of his several dozen releases, it is considered his sixth greatest hit internationally.^[2] It reached No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the US Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968.^[3] "Summer Rain" is about lifelong love during "the summer of love" of 1967. It was released in the late fall, as a reminiscence of the previous summer. The song references Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles album which was released during May of that year.

"Summer Rain"
Single by Johnny Rivers
from the album Realization
B-side	"Memory of the Coming Good"
Released	November 1967
Genre	Baroque pop psychedelic pop pop rock[1]
Length	3:30
Label	Imperial 66267
Songwriter(s)	Jim Hendricks
Johnny Rivers singles chronology
"The Tracks of My Tears" (1967) "Summer Rain" (1967) "Look to Your Soul" (1968)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1967–68) Peak position Australia[2] 13 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 10 New Zealand (Listener)[2] 10 US Billboard Hot 100 14 US Cash Box Top 100[5] 6 US Record World Singles[2] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1967) Rank Canada (RPM)[6] 98 Chart (1968) Rank US Billboard Hot 100[7] 118

Personnel

• Lead vocals and acoustic guitar by Johnny Rivers
• Strings and horns by Marty Paich
• Drums by Hal Blaine
• Bass by Joe Osborn
• Uncredited: Electric Organ