"It's Raining Again" is a song recorded by the English progressive rock band

Supertramp Supertramp were an English rock band that formed in London in 1969. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards, and guitars) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboards), they are distinguished for blending ...

and released as a single from their 1982 album '' …Famous Last Words…'' with credits given to Rick Davies and

Roger Hodgson Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the former co- frontman and founding member of progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the band� ...

, although as indicated on the album sleeve, it is a Hodgson composition. The end of the song incorporates the old nursery rhyme " It's Raining, It's Pouring".

Reception

'' Cash Box'' said it is "vintage Supertramp with all of the elements that have made the group’s sound so distinctive" and that it is "bouncy and

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-laden." The song debuted at No. 31 on 30 October 1982 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the second highest debut on that chart for all of 1982 (bested only by " Ebony and Ivory" at No. 29 on 10 April 1982), but it only peaked at No. 11, making it one of the few songs to enter the chart in the Top 40 but not reach the Top 10.

Track listings

7-inch vinyl

Personnel

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, lead and backing

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

, glockenspiel *

Dougie Thomson Douglas 'Doogie' Campbell Thomson (born 24 March 1951) is a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen area of the city. He was the bass guitarist of progressive rock band Supertramp during much of the seventies and ...

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Bob Siebenberg Robert Layne Siebenberg (born October 31, 1949) also known as Bob C. Benberg, is an American musician, best known as a member of British progressive rock band Supertramp, playing drums and percussion. He was the sole American in Supertramp's ...

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* Rick Davies – additional

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s, melodica solo * John Helliwell – baritone (middle of song) and

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saxophones, synthesizers

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References

{{authority control 1982 songs 1982 singles Supertramp songs Songs about loneliness Songs written by Rick Davies Songs written by Roger Hodgson Music videos directed by Russell Mulcahy A&M Records singles Songs based on children's songs