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Wikipedia article


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| cover = Buddy Jewell - Help Pour Out The Rain.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Buddy Jewell

| album = Buddy Jewell

| B-side = "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"

| released = May 5, 2003

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| genre = Country

| length = 3:49

| label = Columbia Nashville

| writer = Buddy Jewell

| producer = Clint Black

| next_title = Sweet Southern Comfort

| next_year = 2003

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"'Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)'" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Buddy Jewell. It was released in May 2003 as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 3 on the United States 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 29 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. The song was the highest-debuting single by a new country artist since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.

Content



"Help Pour Out the Rain" is sub-titled "Lacey's Song" for Jewell's daughter. In the song, the narrator and his daughter are riding in a car. The daughter asks him questions about what will happen when she dies and goes to Heaven. In the second verse, the narrator thanks God for his children and their innocence.

Critical reception



Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Jewell "incorporates several of the elements that always seem to strike a chord with country audiences - the wisdom of children, a glimpse of heaven, and a father's love." She goes on to say that the song is "enveloped in a pretty melody laced with a sweet, soaring fiddle."'Billboard', May 31, 2003 - Vol. 115, No. 22, Page 61.

Music video



The music video was filmed on May 26, 2003. It was directed by Jon Small and Don Lepore.

Chart performance



"Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" debuted at number 44 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 24, 2003.

Year-end charts



References



Category:2003 debut singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:Buddy Jewell songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Clint Black

Category:Columbia Records singles

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