BABY THE RAIN MUST FALL
“Baby the Rain Must Fall” is a song written by Elmer Bernstein and Ernie Sheldon and performed by Glenn Yarbrough after he left the Limeliters for a solo career. In early 1965, the song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart and #12 on the Billboard chart. The song is the title song from the movie, Baby the Rain Must Fall and is heard during the opening credits. The song appeared on Yarbrough’s 1965 album, Baby the Rain Must Fall. The song was arranged by Bread lead singer David Gates. Earl Palmer played drums on the song. (More from Wikipedia)
Glenn Yarbrough had a #12 hit with a song that was arranged by David Gates, “Baby the Rain Must Fall”, the title song for the 1965 Steve McQueen/Lee Remick film Baby the Rain Must Fall. The film is notable as the screen debut (uncredited) of Glen Campbell. If that isn’t eclectic enough for you, David Gates also produced two singles and wrote one song for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band for A&M Records that were hits in the L.A. area.
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