Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again

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"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"
Single by The Fortunes
from the album Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
B-side
  • "I Gotta Dream"
  • alternate "Bad Side of Town"
ReleasedApril 1971
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length2:56
LabelCapitol ST-809
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Roger Cook
The Fortunes US singles chronology
"That Same Old Feeling"
(1970)
"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"
(1971)
"Freedom Come, Freedom Go"
(1971)

"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" is the title of a pop song composed by Tony Macaulay, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway; it became the third U.S. Top 40 hit for The Fortunes in 1971, and their fifth in Canada.

Background

The song uses depressing images to describe the singer's mood anticipating a breakup with his significant other, comparable to the feeling of a rainy day or a Monday, contrasted with the "memories of Sunday" when the two were still together, as he hopes she changes her mind and comes back to him. The bridge is noted for its lines: "Misty morning eyes/ I'm trying to disguise the way I feel/ But, I just can't hide it/ People seem to know/ The loneliness will show/ I'm thinking of my pride/ But, breaking up inside, girl." Lead singer Rod Allen uses a vocal technique similar to that used by Frankie Valli on his solo records.

The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] It was also a hit in Canada (number 12) and charted minorly in Australia.

Chart performance

Cover versions

  • Subsequently, Sonny & Cher covered the song on their album All I Ever Need is You.
  • An abbreviated cover of "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" was included as part of the extended LP version of "Stars on 45," a number one medley hit from 1981.
  • The Hate Haters covered the song on their EP "Circular Logic" released May 2023.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Top 100 1971-07-31". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 7, 1971" (PDF).
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 90.
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  7. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.

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