| Rain and Tears | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aphrodite's Child |
| Album: | End of the World |
| B-Side: | Don't Try to Catch a River |
| Recorded: | 10 and 18 May 1968 |
| Genre: | Baroque pop |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Composer: | Johann Pachelbel |
| Lyricist: | |
| Producer: | Pierre Sberro |
| Next Title: | End of the World |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"Rain and Tears" is a song by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child. The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album End of the World, and was released as a single in July 1968 on Mercury Records. It became a major hit across Europe, reaching number one in France, number two in several other countries, and entering the top 30 in the United Kingdom and West Germany.
The song was written by Evangelos Papathanassiou and on the motifs of Pachelbel's Canon. The recording was produced by Pierre Sberro.[1]
The song reached number two in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. In Belgium it reached number one in Wallonia and number seven in Flanders. French-Italian singer Dalida recorded the song in three different versions. With French lyrics as "Quelques larmes de pluie" for her French-language album Le Temps des Fleurs (Barclay 80378, 1968), with German lyrics as "Regenzeit – Tränenleid" for her German-language album Dalida in Deutsch (Barclay KMLP 316, 1969) and with Italian lyrics as "Lacrime e Pioggia" for her Italian-language album Dalida canta in Italiano (Barclay 80396, 1969).
7" single Mercury 132 501 MFC (1968, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
7" Single Mercury MF 1039 (1968, UK)
7" single Mercury RF-1 (1968, Australia)
7" single Philips SFL-1178 (1968, Japan)
7" single Mercury 45-4124 (1968, Greece)
A. "Rain and Tears" (3:08)
B. "Don't Try to Catch a River" (3:11)
7" single Mercury 6033 014 (Italy, 1976)
7" single Mercury 6173 691 (1979, France)
A. "Rain and Tears" (3:10)
B. "I Want To Live" (3:30) 7" single Philips 6060 321 (1982, Belgium)
A. "Rain And Tears" (3:13)
B. "Spring, Summer, Winter & Fall" (4:56)
| Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (IFOP) | 1 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi) | 1 |
| Indonesia (Aktuil)[2] | 1 |
| France | 500,000[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 500,000[4] |
| Rain and Tears | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Hi-Revving Tongues |
| Album: | The Tongues |
| B-Side: | Watermelon Man |
| Released: | 1969 |
| Recorded: | 1969 |
| Length: | 2:26 |
| Label: | Zodiac |
| Producer: | Zodiac |
| Prev Title: | Baby Come Back to Me |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Take Me to the Pilot |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
| Rain and Tears | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Demis Roussos |
| Album: | The Story of Demis Roussos |
| B-Side: | Summer Wine |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Length: | 3:16 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Quand je t'aime |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Marie Jolie |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist Demis Roussos was included on his 1987 album The Story of Demis Roussos on the label . The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.
The recording was also released as a single from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).[5]