About The Song
“Walking in the Rain” is a song written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector, and Cynthia Weil. It was originally recorded by the girl group the Ronettes in 1964 who had a charting hit with their version.
The Ronettes were the first to release “Walking in the Rain”. Their single reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964. The song also reached number three on the R&B Singles Chart in 1965. The single contains sound effects of thunder and lightning, which earned audio engineer Larry Levine a Grammy nomination. Phil Spector produced the record.
Ronnie Spector recorded her vocals for this song in just one take. She recalled to Uncut magazine in 2016: “They (Mann, Weil, Spector) were writing it while we were in London. When I came back, I told them I loved the English rain and fog – we had to stop the tourbus with the Stones to wait for the fog to lift. When it came to the vocal, I went in the booth, closed my eyes and – boom! I said, “Shall I do it again?’ And they said, ‘No, that was it.’ Back in the ’60s, you hadn’t the technology, so you had to do each song, or vocal, over and over. But this was one take. So it means more to me than just the lyrics. It was the fact I had my eyes closed, I stepped up to the mic and it just melted out of me.”
In 2004, the Ronettes’ version was ranked at No. 266 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, while being moved down to No. 269 in the 2010 update.
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Lyrics
“Walking In The Rain”
I want him, and I need him
And someday someday wooo I’ll meet him
He’ll be kind of shy, and real good lookin’ too
And I’ll be certain he’s my guy by the things he’ll like to do..Like walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars (and wishing on the stars) up above
And being so in loveWhen he’s near me, I’ll kiss him,
And when he leaves me woo I’ll miss him
Though somethimes we’ll fight, I won’t really care
And I’ll know it’s gonna be alright cause we’ve got so much we shareLike walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars (and wishing on the stars) up above
And being so in love(Johnny) no no he’ll never do
(Bobby) no it isn’t him too
They would never no they’d never never ever love
Walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars (and wishing on the stars) up above
And being so in loveOh Oh Oh Where can he be oh oh