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"Tell It to the Rain" | ||||
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Single by The Four Seasons | ||||
from the album New Gold Hits | ||||
B-side | "Show Girl (from the album The 4 Seasons Entertain You)" | |||
Released | November 1966[1] | |||
Recorded | November 1966 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Petrillo-Chubby Cifelli[3] | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
The Four Seasons singles chronology | ||||
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"Tell It to the Rain" is a song composed by Mike Petrillo and Chubby Cifelli and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1966 and early 1967. The single reached the #10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4]
The song's arrangement includes a prominent 12-string electric guitar part, as well as sound effects and a crescendo of vocals toward the end.
Cash Box said the single is "loaded with the group’s usual effective sound and infectious arrangement."[5]
Chart (1966-67) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles[6]* | 60 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 37 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 10 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 12 |
(* - Canadian RPM chart data incomplete for early 1967)