"Let It Rain" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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. It was released in March 1997 as the second single from his ''

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'' compilation album. The song reached number 8 on the U.S. ''

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chart and peaked at number 16 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. It was written by Chesnutt,

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and Steve Leslie.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "from the gentle opening bars of the soft and pretty melody to the final hushed notes, this is a great song - definitely one of the best in Chesnutt's already highly distinguished career." She goes on to say that his performance is "superb, sweet, and loving - but never syrupy. The well crafted song also shows off his burning talents as a songwriter."''

'', March 29, 1997

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael McNamara and premiered in late 1996.

Chart performance

"Let It Rain" debuted at number seventy-three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 1997.

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1997 singles 1996 songs Mark Chesnutt songs Songs written by Roger Springer Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Decca Records singles Songs written by Mark Chesnutt