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1969 song

1969 single by B. J. Thomas

"Raindrops Continue Fallin' on My Head"
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head.jpg

From the motion picture, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Unmarried by B. J. Thomas
from the album Raindrops Go on Fallin' on My Head
B-side "Never Had It And so Practiced"
Released Oct 1969[1]
Recorded 1969
Studio A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre
  • Pop
  • soft rock[two]
Length 3:02
Label Scepter
Songwriter(southward)
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Hal David
Producer(s)
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Hal David
B. J. Thomas singles chronology
"Pass the Apple Eve"
(1969) 		"Raindrops Proceed Fallin' on My Caput"
(1969) 		"Everybody'south Out of Boondocks"
(1970)
Audio
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" on YouTube

"Raindrops Go on Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 picture Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.[3] The uplifting lyrics draw somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long 'till happiness steps up to greet me."[iv] [5]

The single by B. J. Thomas reached No. one on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.[three] It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in Jan 1970 and was also the first American No. i hit of the 1970s. The vocal too spent 7 weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[six] Billboard ranked it as the No. four song of 1970. According to Billboard magazine, Thomas' unmarried had sold over 2 million copies by March fourteen, 1970, with eight-rail and cassette versions as well climbing the charts.[7] It won an Oscar for Best Original Song.[3] Bacharach also won Best Original Score.

History [edit]

Composition and recording [edit]

The vocal was recorded past B. J. Thomas in 7 takes, afterwards Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the start six. In the film version of the song, Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which fabricated his voice audio huskier than in the vii-inch release. The motion picture version featured a split vaudeville-style instrumental break in double fourth dimension while Paul Newman performed bicycle stunts.[ commendation needed ]

Ray Stevens was first offered the opportunity to record it for the pic, but turned it down. He chose instead to tape the song "Dominicus Morning Coming Down", written by Kris Kristofferson. Bob Dylan is supposed to accept been approached for the vocal, but he reportedly declined too.[8] The trumpet solos in the song are performed by Chuck Findley.[9]

Legacy [edit]

Golden record presented to backup singer Linda November for her work on "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"

The song was featured during the 2004 superhero motion-picture show Spider-Man 2 over a montage sequence when Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) initially renounces his identity as Spider-Homo.[10] The same yr, it finished at number 23 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2008, the single was ranked 85th on Billboard's Hot 100 All-Time Peak Songs[11] and placed 95th in the 55th Anniversary edition of the All-Time Hot 100 list in 2013.[12] Billboard Magazine also ranked the song 15th on its Top 50 Movie Songs of All Fourth dimension listing in 2014.[13]

The song, initially when information technology came out, I believe information technology was October of 69, the movie didn't come up out until December, it did get some bad reviews. It was a very unique and different sounding song, Bacharach and David never had any qualms most trying to do annihilation different, or push the envelope and then to speak. So nowadays, information technology sounds pretty tame, merely back and so, radio resisted it to some caste. But, when the picture came out it hitting hugely and sold nearly 200,000 to 300,000 records a day [and continued selling] for nearly 3 years.

—B.J. Thomas, Interview, Pods o' Pop (Baronial 22, 2011)[14]

On Dec 3, 2013, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that the unmarried would be inducted into the 2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame.[15]

Chart performance [edit]

Certifications and sales [edit]

Cover versions [edit]

The song has been covered numerous times.

  • In 1970, Barbara Stonemason's comprehend reached U.Due south. number 112 and R&B number 38.[30]
  • In 1970, from January 24 to March thirteen, it was the number-one hit (for seven weeks) in Australia on the Become-Ready National Height 40 for Johnny Farnham.[21] [31]
  • In 1970, Bobbie Gentry'southward version, from her album Fancy, reached number twoscore in the UK nautical chart.[three]
  • In 1970, information technology was covered in French past French singer Sacha Distel, whose version "Toute La Pluie Tombe Sur Moi" was a number 10 hit in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Singles Nautical chart,[iii] and number 13 in Ireland, likewise equally number 10 in France. Distel as well recorded a version with the original English lyrics, and some other in Italian, "Gocce Di Pioggia Su Di Me".
  • In 1970, Portuguese-born television and radio presenter Pedro Biker released a Danish version re-entitled "Regndråber Drypper I Mit Hår".[32]
  • In 1970, the song was covered by:
    • Peggy Lee on her anthology Bridge Over Troubled Water, released by Capitol Records.[33]
  • In 1973, the Barry Sisters covered the song in a Yiddish version ("Trop'ns Fin Regen Oif Mein Kop") on their anthology Our Manner.[34] [35]
  • The 1995 cover version by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers is credited with adding greater nuance to the song, the Financial Times citing their recording as transforming the song from carefree optimism to "an exhortation to keep going in the face of tragedy", and noting that Bradfield'southward voice "added grit to the facile lyric".[36] The group often spent their reanimation on the tour bus watching the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and incorporated the vocal into live sets. After the disappearance of lyricist Richey Edwards, the band decided to keep rather than split up up. Having booked studio time in France to tape their 4th anthology, Everything Must Become (1996), they were invited to tape for the War Kid charity album The Help Album (1995). The project required all songs to exist recorded in one solar day.[37] While band biographer Simon Price has described the recording and release of the record as a "coded message" that the band still existed,[38] Bradfield recalls the events differently: "...us putting it out wasn't planned as united states of america proverb 'We're OK, guys!', merely the borderline was the next twenty-four hour period afterwards we'd arrived in this identify, for some kind of new showtime."[37] The band'due south recorded version of the song contains the first recorded instance of drummer Sean Moore performing on trumpet,[38] and too appears on their 2003 B-sides and rarities compilation album Lipstick Traces (A Hush-hush History of Manic Street Preachers). The Manics further reference the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with the B-side "Sepia".[39]
  • Lisa Miskovsky covered the vocal in the extended version of her cocky-titled (2004) album.[twoscore]

Come across also [edit]

  • List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s
  • List of RPM number-1 singles of 1970
  • Listing of number-ane hits in Norway
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1969 (U.Southward.)
  • Listing of number-ane adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)
  • Listing of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970 (U.S.)

References [edit]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Express. p. 136. ISBN1-904994-x-five.
  4. ^ Liebenson, Donald (25 September 2019). "Remembering Butch Cassidy'due south Controversial Smash Hit, "Raindrops Continue Fallin' on My Caput"". Vanity Fair . Retrieved December fifteen, 2020.
  5. ^ "Raindrops Continue Falling On My Caput - BJ Thomas". Nporadio2.nl . Retrieved December xv, 2020.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Pinnacle 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  7. ^ "Photo explanation". Billboard. 14 March 1970. p. 1. Retrieved three January 2015.
  8. ^ "A.Vocal.A.Twenty-four hour period – Raindrops Continue Fallin' On My Caput". Musicaloud.com. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Herb Alpert FAQ | Herb Alpert/Tijuana Contumely Discography and Collector Resource". Tijuanabrass.com. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 2016-ten-02 .
  10. ^ Liebenson, Donald (September 25, 2019). "Remembering Butch Cassidy's Controversial Smash Striking, "Raindrops Go along Fallin' on My Head"". Vanity Off-white. Condé Nast. Retrieved Feb 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (90-81)". Billboard. Archived from the original on Sep 29, 2008. Retrieved Dec 15, 2020.
  12. ^ Bronson, Fred (2 Baronial 2013). "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The Best Top 100 Songs". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  13. ^ Dan, Reilly (27 February 2014). "Top l Movie Songs Of All Fourth dimension". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  14. ^ B.J. Thomas (2011). Pods o' Pop-BJ Thomas Interview and Songs (MP3). Pods o' Pop. Event occurs at 34m 18s. Archived from the original (Audio) on December 12, 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  15. ^ "2014 Grammy Hall of Fame". Raindrops Proceed Fallin' on my Head. THE RECORDING University. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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  17. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed (Jan 24, 1970). "National Tiptop 40". Get-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved May 16, 2014. Note: Australian pop singer, Johnny Farnham'southward cover version sits at No. 1 (first week), while B. J. Thomas' version is at No. 20.
  18. ^ "Hits of the world". Billboard. July 4, 1970. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February xix, 2022.
  19. ^ a b c "Hits of the world". Billboard. February 18, 1970. p. 65. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved Feb 19, 2022.
  20. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand". Flavourofnz.co.nz . Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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  28. ^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 294. ISBN0668064595. Past the end of January 1970, sales were estimated at ii million in the Us.A. alone. ... and the disc solve over a global 3 million
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  40. ^ "Lisa Miskovsky - Lisa Miskovsky (New Version)". Discogs. 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2014. Stockholm Records - 986 737-six

External links [edit]

  • B. J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head on YouTube

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