Laughter in the Rain

"Laughter in the Rain"
File:Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka.jpg 45 single cover in Germany
Single by Neil Sedaka
from the album Sedaka's Back
B-side	"Endlessly" (US); "Kiddio" (UK); "Betty Grable" (Belgium)
Released	October 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Pop
Length	2:50
Label	Rocket (US); Polydor Records (Europe)
Writer(s)	Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody
Neil Sedaka singles chronology
"The Way I Am" (1974) "Laughter in the Rain" (1974) "The Immigrant" (1975)

"Laughter in the Rain" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, composed by him with lyrics by Phil Cody. It includes a 20-second saxophone solo by Jim Horn. Cody reports writing the lyrics in about five minutes after smoking marijuana and falling asleep under a tree for a couple of hours.

Chart performance

In the USA, "Laughter in the Rain" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 1975 (it was his first single to top the Hot 100 since 1962). The song spent two weeks at the top of the adult contemporary chart.

The song was likewise a major hit in Canada, reaching number two on the pop singles chart and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was also released in the UK where it spent spent nine weeks on the Singles Chart, peaking at No. 15 on June 22, 1974.

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1974-75)	Peak position
Australia	17
Canada RPM Top Singles	2
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	1
UK	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australia	79
Canada	61
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	20

Cover versions

• This song was covered by Ace Spectrum on their 1975 album entitled Low Rent Rendezvous.
• The song was covered by Earl Klugh on his 1976 album Earl Klugh, by Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) in his 1992 album Down on Sunset and by Pepe Jaramillo on his Mexican Tijuana / Mexican Gold album.
• In 2007 Donny Osmond released a cover of the tune on his solo studio album Love Songs of the '70s. The Ray Conniff Singers recorded a vocal harmony arrangement of the song on their 1975 album, Laughter In The Rain.
• There was also a Finnish cover version performed by Markku Aro, entitled "Kun sä Vierelläin Sateesa Oot".

Other sources

• Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Longfellow Serenade" by Neil Diamond	Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single November 23, 1974 (two weeks)	Succeeded by "Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy
Preceded by "Please Mr. Postman" by The Carpenters	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single February 1, 1975 (one week)	Succeeded by "Fire" by Ohio Players