With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair

"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" is a song composed by Clara Edwards, with lyrics by Jack Lawrence.^[1][2] First published in 1930, it became a hit a decade later.^[1]

A known recording by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (with the vocal refrain by Ginny Simms) dates from November 28, 1939 and was issued on a Columbia 78 rpm record (cat. nr. 35350) in 1940.^[2]

Bob Crosby recorded the song with his orchestra on February 13, 1940 and released on a Decca 78 rpm (cat. nr. 3018)^[3][4] in March. His version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, peaking at number 2 for 3 weeks.^{[citation needed]}

Another hit version was by Bob Chester featuring Dolores O'Neill on vocals (b/w "I Walk with Music", Bluebird 10614), it peaked at number 18 in April 1940.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

In late 1959, a version by Pat Boone reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]

Charts

Pat Boone's version

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