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I Can't Stand the Rain (song)

February 07, 2023

"I Can't Stand the Rain" is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles in 1973, and written by Peebles, Don Bryant, and Bernard "Bernie" Miller. Other hit versions were later recorded by Eruption, Tina Turner and Lowell George. The original version is ranked at 197 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"I Can't Stand the Rain"
Single by Ann Peebles
from the album I Can't Stand the Rain
ReleasedJuly 1973[1]
Recorded1973
StudioRoyal Studios, 1320 South Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreSoul, Memphis soul
Length2:31
LabelHi Records
Songwriter(s)Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard "Bernie" Miller
Producer(s)Willie Mitchell
Ann Peebles singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"
(1973) 		"I Can't Stand the Rain"
(1973) 		"(You Keep Me) Hanging On"
(1974)
Official audio
"Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (Official Audio)" on YouTube

Ann Peebles version

The song was written by Peebles, her partner (and later husband) Don Bryant, and DJ Bernard "Bernie" Miller in 1973:

One evening in Memphis in 1973, soul singer Ann Peebles was meeting friends, including her partner, Hi Records staff writer Don Bryant, to go to a concert. Just as they were about to set off, the heavens opened and Peebles snapped: "I can't stand the rain." As a professional songwriter in constant need of new material, Bryant was used to plucking resonant phrases out of the air and he liked the idea of reacting against recent R&B hits that celebrated bad weather, such as the Dramatics' "In the Rain" and Love Unlimited's "Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love". So he sat down at the piano and started riffing on the theme, weaving in ideas from Peebles and local DJ Bernie Miller. The song was finished that night and presented the next morning to Hi's studio maestro, Willie Mitchell, who used a brand new gadget, the electric timbale, to create the song's distinctive raindrop riff. It really was that easy. "We didn't go to the concert," Bryant remembers. "We forgot about the concert."[2]

Ann Peebles said: "At first, we had the timbales all the way through the song but as we played the tape, Willie Mitchell said 'what about if the timbales were in front before anything else comes in?'. So we did that and when we listened back I said 'I love it, let's do that'."[3] The organ is played by Charles Hodges, who later said: "We wanted to catch a sound like water dripping. Willie pulled the timbales out and Howard [Grimes] did the low part and Teenie [Hodges] did the high part. It was an overdub."[4] Peebles said: "I have to give Teenie a lot of credit, because he added a lot of licks and details to make it right."[4]

Produced by Willie Mitchell, the song became Peebles' biggest hit when, in 1973, it reached No. 38 on the US Pop Chart and No. 6 on the R&B/Black Chart; it also reached No. 41 on the UK singles chart in April 1974. It was one of John Lennon's favorite songs; he called it "the best song ever".[2] Ian Dury made the song one of his choices when he was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in December 1996.[5] Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott samples Ann Peebles version of the song on her debut solo single "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)".

Personnel

[4]

Charts

Chart (1973/74) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 79
U.S.A (Billboard Hot 100) 38

Eruption version

"I Can't Stand the Rain"
 
Single by Eruption
from the album Eruption
B-side"Be Yourself"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1978
Recorded1977
Genre
Length3:12
LabelHansa Records
Songwriter(s)Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard "Bernie" Miller
Producer(s)Frank Farian, Rainer M. Ehrhardt
Eruption singles chronology
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
(1978) 		"Leave a Light"
(1978)

In 1978, Eruption released a disco-oriented remake which became the group's biggest hit. It reached the top 10 in many European charts, hitting the number 1 in Belgium for 2 weeks in March 1978. It was also a number 1 hit in Australia and reached the top 10 in New Zealand and South Africa. In the U.S., it peaked at number six on the disco chart[7] and reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "I Can't Stand the Rain" – 3:12
  2. "Be Yourself" – 3:43
12" single
  1. "I Can't Stand the Rain" – 6:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 18
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 30
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 6
Canadian Singles Chart 21
UK Singles Chart 5
Irish Singles Chart 6
German Singles Chart 7
Austrian Singles Chart 4
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 8
Dutch Top 40 4
Belgian Singles Chart[9] 1
French Singles Chart 5
Italian Singles Chart 3
Norwegian Singles Chart 2
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Finnish Singles Chart 15
New Zealand Singles Chart 4
Australian Singles Chart 1
South African Singles Chart 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Can't Stand the Rain"
Chart (1978) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 15

Tina Turner version

"I Can't Stand the Rain"
 
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Private Dancer
B-side"Let's Pretend We're Married" (live)
ReleasedFebruary 1985 (UK)[11]
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:41
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard "Bernie" Miller
Producer(s)Terry Britten
Tina Turner singles chronology
"Private Dancer"
(1985) 		"I Can't Stand the Rain"
(1985) 		"Show Some Respect"
(1985)

In 1984 Tina Turner recorded "I Can't Stand the Rain" for her fifth solo album, Private Dancer, and released it as a single in early 1985 in Europe. Turner's version would find minor success in the UK, but would be a success in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "I Can't Stand the Rain" – 3:40
  2. "Let's Pretend We're Married" (live version) – 4:22
12" single
  1. "I Can't Stand the Rain" (extended version) – 5:43
  2. "Let's Pretend We're Married" (live version) – 4:22
  3. "Nutbush City Limits" (live version) – 2:56

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 57

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 30

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard July 28, 1973
  2. ^ a b Dorian Lynskey, "Ann Peebles: the girl with the big voice", The Guardian, 20 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014
  3. ^ Miss FunkyFlyy, "Ann Peebles". Retrieved June 30, 2014
  4. ^ a b c Graeme Thomson, "The Making of 'I Can't Stand the Rain'", Uncut, No.290, July 2021, pp.82-84
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Ian Dury". BBC. December 15, 1996. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 91.
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "Eruption feat. Precious Wilson - I Can't Stand The Rain". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "Eruption feat. Precious Wilson - I Can't Stand The Rain". Ultratop.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  11. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 847. ISBN 9780862415419.
  12. ^ "Tina Turner – I Can't Stand the Rain" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Tina Turner - Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Can't Stand the Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  15. ^ "Tina Turner – I Can't Stand the Rain". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  16. ^ "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  17. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1985" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

External links

  • Ann Peebles on "I Can't Stand the Rain" on YouTube - at GRAMMYFoundation
  • "Seal - I Can't Stand The Rain (Video)" on YouTube

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I Can t Stand the Rain is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles in 1973 and written by Peebles Don Bryant and Bernard Bernie Miller Other hit versions were later recorded by Eruption Tina Turner and Lowell George The original version is ranked at 197 on Rolling Stone s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time I Can t Stand the Rain Single by Ann Peeblesfrom the album I Can t Stand the RainReleasedJuly 1973 1 Recorded1973StudioRoyal Studios 1320 South Lauderdale Memphis TennesseeGenreSoul Memphis soulLength2 31LabelHi RecordsSongwriter s Ann Peebles Don Bryant amp Bernard Bernie MillerProducer s Willie MitchellAnn Peebles singles chronology I m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down 1973 I Can t Stand the Rain 1973 You Keep Me Hanging On 1974 Official audio Ann Peebles I Can t Stand the Rain Official Audio on YouTube Contents 1 Ann Peebles version 1 1 Personnel 1 2 Charts 2 Eruption version 2 1 Track listings 2 2 Charts 2 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 2 Year end charts 3 Tina Turner version 3 1 Track listings 3 2 Chart performance 3 2 1 Weekly charts 3 2 2 Year end charts 3 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksAnn Peebles version EditThe song was written by Peebles her partner and later husband Don Bryant and DJ Bernard Bernie Miller in 1973 One evening in Memphis in 1973 soul singer Ann Peebles was meeting friends including her partner Hi Records staff writer Don Bryant to go to a concert Just as they were about to set off the heavens opened and Peebles snapped I can t stand the rain As a professional songwriter in constant need of new material Bryant was used to plucking resonant phrases out of the air and he liked the idea of reacting against recent R amp B hits that celebrated bad weather such as the Dramatics In the Rain and Love Unlimited s Walkin in the Rain with the One I Love So he sat down at the piano and started riffing on the theme weaving in ideas from Peebles and local DJ Bernie Miller The song was finished that night and presented the next morning to Hi s studio maestro Willie Mitchell who used a brand new gadget the electric timbale to create the song s distinctive raindrop riff It really was that easy We didn t go to the concert Bryant remembers We forgot about the concert 2 Ann Peebles said At first we had the timbales all the way through the song but as we played the tape Willie Mitchell said what about if the timbales were in front before anything else comes in So we did that and when we listened back I said I love it let s do that 3 The organ is played by Charles Hodges who later said We wanted to catch a sound like water dripping Willie pulled the timbales out and Howard Grimes did the low part and Teenie Hodges did the high part It was an overdub 4 Peebles said I have to give Teenie a lot of credit because he added a lot of licks and details to make it right 4 Produced by Willie Mitchell the song became Peebles biggest hit when in 1973 it reached No 38 on the US Pop Chart and No 6 on the R amp B Black Chart it also reached No 41 on the UK singles chart in April 1974 It was one of John Lennon s favorite songs he called it the best song ever 2 Ian Dury made the song one of his choices when he was the guest for BBC Radio 4 s Desert Island Discs in December 1996 5 Missy Misdemeanor Elliott samples Ann Peebles version of the song on her debut solo single The Rain Supa Dupa Fly Personnel Edit 4 Ann Peebles vocals Howard Grimes drums percussion Charles Hodges organ Leroy Hodges bass Mabon Teenie Hodges guitar percussion Archie Turner piano James Mitchell saxophone Andrew Love saxophone Ed Logan saxophone Wayne Jackson trumpet Willie Mitchell producer Charts Edit Chart 1973 74 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 6 79U S A Billboard Hot 100 38Eruption version Edit I Can t Stand the Rain Single by Eruptionfrom the album EruptionB side Be Yourself ReleasedJanuary 23 1978Recorded1977GenreDisco funkLength3 12LabelHansa RecordsSongwriter s Ann Peebles Don Bryant amp Bernard Bernie MillerProducer s Frank Farian Rainer M EhrhardtEruption singles chronology I Can t Stand the Rain 1978 Leave a Light 1978 In 1978 Eruption released a disco oriented remake which became the group s biggest hit It reached the top 10 in many European charts hitting the number 1 in Belgium for 2 weeks in March 1978 It was also a number 1 hit in Australia and reached the top 10 in New Zealand and South Africa In the U S it peaked at number six on the disco chart 7 and reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 Track listings Edit 7 single I Can t Stand the Rain 3 12 Be Yourself 3 4312 single I Can t Stand the Rain 6 24Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1978 PeakpositionU S Billboard Hot 100 18U S Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs 30U S Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 6Canadian Singles Chart 21UK Singles Chart 5Irish Singles Chart 6German Singles Chart 7Austrian Singles Chart 4Swiss Singles Chart 8 8Dutch Top 40 4Belgian Singles Chart 9 1French Singles Chart 5Italian Singles Chart 3Norwegian Singles Chart 2Swedish Singles Chart 2Finnish Singles Chart 15New Zealand Singles Chart 4Australian Singles Chart 1South African Singles Chart 5Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for I Can t Stand the Rain Chart 1978 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 10 15Tina Turner version Edit I Can t Stand the Rain Single by Tina Turnerfrom the album Private DancerB side Let s Pretend We re Married live ReleasedFebruary 1985 UK 11 Recorded1984GenrePop rock new waveLength3 41LabelCapitolSongwriter s Ann Peebles Don Bryant amp Bernard Bernie MillerProducer s Terry BrittenTina Turner singles chronology Private Dancer 1985 I Can t Stand the Rain 1985 Show Some Respect 1985 In 1984 Tina Turner recorded I Can t Stand the Rain for her fifth solo album Private Dancer and released it as a single in early 1985 in Europe Turner s version would find minor success in the UK but would be a success in Germany Austria and Switzerland Track listings Edit 7 single I Can t Stand the Rain 3 40 Let s Pretend We re Married live version 4 2212 single I Can t Stand the Rain extended version 5 43 Let s Pretend We re Married live version 4 22 Nutbush City Limits live version 2 56Chart performance Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1985 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 12 6Germany Official German Charts 13 9Ireland IRMA 14 20Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 15 15UK Singles OCC 16 57Year end charts Edit Chart 1985 RankAustria O3 Austria Top 40 17 30Personnel Edit Tina Turner lead vocals Nick Glennie Smith keyboards synthesizers Terry Britten guitar Graham Broad drumsReferences Edit Billboard July 28 1973 a b Dorian Lynskey Ann Peebles the girl with the big voice The Guardian 20 February 2014 Retrieved 30 June 2014 Miss FunkyFlyy Ann Peebles Retrieved June 30 2014 a b c Graeme Thomson The Making of I Can t Stand the Rain Uncut No 290 July 2021 pp 82 84 BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs Ian Dury BBC December 15 1996 Retrieved December 3 2014 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 231 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Whitburn Joel 2004 Hot Dance Disco 1974 2003 Record Research p 91 Steffen Hung Eruption feat Precious Wilson I Can t Stand The Rain hitparade ch Retrieved March 26 2013 Eruption feat Precious Wilson I Can t Stand The Rain Ultratop Kent Music Report No 236 1 January 1979 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1978 Kent Music Report Retrieved January 8 2022 via Imgur com Strong Martin Charles 1995 The Great Rock Discography p 847 ISBN 9780862415419 Tina Turner I Can t Stand the Rain in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved September 18 2015 Tina Turner Top Titel in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved September 18 2015 The Irish Charts Search Results I Can t Stand the Rain Irish Singles Chart Retrieved September 18 2015 Tina Turner I Can t Stand the Rain Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved September 18 2015 Tina Turner Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved September 18 2015 Jahreshitparade Singles 1985 in German Hung Medien Retrieved September 18 2015 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