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| "Crying in the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by the Everly Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Not Angry" | |||
| Released | December 1961 | |||
| Length | 1:59 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Composer(s) | Carole King | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Howard Greenfield | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Crying in the Rain" is a song composed by Carole King with lyrics by Howard Greenfield, originally recorded by American duo the Everly Brothers. Their version was released as a single on 22nd December 1961, peaking at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1962.[1]
The song was a collaboration between Greenfield and King, both of whom worked for music publisher Aldon Music at the time. On a whim, two Aldon songwriting partnerships decided to switch partners for a day; King's regular lyricist and then-husband Gerry Goffin partnered with Greenfield's frequent collaborator Jack Keller, leaving King and Greenfield to pair up. [2] This was the only recorded composition credited to King and Greenfield as a duo, although the trio of Goffin, Greenfield and King had previously collaborated as composers of the minor 1961 hit (US #95) "Play It Again" by Tina Robin, and would also collectively compose the 1968 single "Golden Days" by Sally Field.
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