"Rhapsody in the Rain" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie with backing vocals by The Delicates. It reached No. 10 on Canada's RPM 100,"RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 5, No. 11, May 09, 1966. Retrieved April 1, 2018. No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100,Hot 100 - Lou Christie Rhapsody in the Rain Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018. No. 37 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,Lou Christie - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2018. and No. 40 in Australia in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album, Painter of Hits."Album Reviews", Billboard, August 20, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
The song was produced and arranged by Charlie Calello."Billboard Hot 100", Billboard, May 7, 1966. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
Many radio stations banned the song due to the controversial lyrics. MGM had Christie re-record the song's opening lyrics to release a "clean" version.
In popular culture Both the official Super Bowl XLI highlight film and an NFL's Greatest Games episode about that game took their title from this song.
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