With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair

"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"
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
"I'll Remember Tonight" / "The Mardi Gras March" (1958) "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" / "Good Rockin' Tonight" (1959) "For a Penny" / "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango" (1959)
Audio
"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]

Charts

Pat Boone's version

Chart (1959)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	21
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	21

References

1. Grattan, Virginia L. (1993), American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary, Westport, Connecticut, and London: Greenwood Press, p. 12, ISBN 0-313-28510-1
2. "Cover versions of With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
3. "Cover versions of With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra". SecondHandSongs.
4. "Decca matrix 67189. With the wind and the rain in your hair / Bob Crosby Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". Retrieved 2023-01-02.
5. "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-01-04.