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The Day the Rains Came (song)
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"'The Day the Rains Came'" or "Am Tag als der Regen kam" or "La pioggia cadr" is an adaptation of the French song "'Le jour o la pluie viendra'". The latter is a popular song released in 1957, composed and written by Gilbert Bcaud and Pierre Delano.
Bcaud's version reached #3 in Wallonia, in a tandem ranking,[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/18585/Gilbert-Becaud-Le-jour-ou-la-pluie-viendra Gilbert Bcaud Le jour o la pluie viendra], Ultratop. Retrieved February 27, 2018. and #20 in Flanders.[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/18585/Gilbert-Becaud-Le-jour-ou-la-pluie-viendra Gilbert Bcaud Le jour o la pluie viendra], Ultratop. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
In the United Kingdom, English version by Jane Morgan went to number one in 1958.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6727/jane-morgan/ Jane Morgan - Full Official Chart History], Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2018. That version also reached #4 in Canada and #7 in Norway.
In US, Raymond Lefvre was first to release the song but only as instrumental under the English name. Lefvre, Morgan and Dalida were tandemly ranked #14 (Billboard)"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1958/Billboard%201958-12-01.pdf Billboard Top 100]", 'Billboard', December 1, 1958. p. 30. Retrieved February 28, 2018. and #17 (Cash Box),"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/50s/1958/CB-1958-11-08.pdf Cash Box Top 100]", 'Cash Box', November 8, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2018. while Lefvre's and Morgan's versions were marked as bestsellers on both charts (Dalida never recorded the song in English, only her French language original was released in US under the English name). "The day the rains came" also reached #2 on Billboard's sheet music chart."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1958/Billboard%201958-12-01.pdf Best Selling Sheet Music in U.S.]", 'Billboard', December 1, 1958. p. 43. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
Many covers exist. In French by Les Compagnons de la chanson, Guylaine Guy, Nicole Flix, Jane Morgan, Ada Aznavour, Claude Luter, Jean Bertola, Philippe Andrey etc. In Italian, as "La pioggia cadr" with lirycs by Mario Panzeri, by Betty Curtis, Anita Traversi, Nilla Pizzi, , Dalida etc.
Dalida's version
Dalida's version was also an international success. She recorded it for the first time in 1957 and was among the first places in the rankings in France where the song was released on the A side of a 45 rpm maxi with "Gondolier". Also the song was a #1 hit in Germany and a major success of her career whit more 1,000,000 units sold worldwide. On July 15, 1959, the German music magazine Musikmarkt was published with Dalida on the cover. The magazine judged Dalida's hit as "a won battle for the cultivated, sophisticated hit".Uwe Lechner, 'Der Musikmarkt, 30 Jahre Singlehitparade', 1989, S. 4.
Dalida was credited in 1984 as 'cratrice de la chanson' expression used in France for the original performer.
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Category:Songs written by Carl Sigman
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