With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair
| "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Pat Boone | ||||
| B-side | "Good Rockin' Tonight" | |||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | pop | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Composer(s) | Clara Edwards | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Jack Lawrence | |||
| Pat Boone singles chronology | ||||
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| "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" on YouTube | ||||
"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[edit]
Pat Boone's version
| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 21 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Grattan, Virginia L. (1993), American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary, Westport, Connecticut, and London: Greenwood Press, p. 12, ISBN 0-313-28510-1
- ^ a b "Cover versions of With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Cover versions of With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ "Decca matrix 67189. With the wind and the rain in your hair / Bob Crosby Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ a b "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
