It Must Be the Rain explained

It Must Be the Rain
Type:single
Artist:Marty Brown
Album:Wild Kentucky Skies
B-Side:Honky Tonk Special
Released:April 1993
Genre:Country
Length:3:46
Label:MCA Records
Producer:Richard Bennett
Prev Title:Wildest Dreams
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:I Don't Want to See You Again
Next Year:1993

"It Must Be the Rain" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Marty Brown. It was released as the first single off his 1993 album Wild Kentucky Skies. It is Brown's only charting single, peaking at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Content

The lyrics portray a man who has just suffered the ending of a relationship, however he is still in denial that his lover has gone and states that he's not crying, but just the rain falling.

Critical reception

A review on Billboard states that "Brown's own less-than-mournful delivery conspire to make this his most listenable effort yet."[1]

Chart performance

"It Must Be the Rain" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 22, 1993.[2]

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Hot Country Songs (Billboard)74
Canadian RPM Country Tracks62

Notes and References

  1. Single Reviews. Billboard. 76. April 17, 1993.
  2. Hot Country Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 36. May 22, 1993.