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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Aphrodite's Child
| album = End of the World
| B-side = Don't Try to Catch a River
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| genre = *Baroque pop
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| label = Mercury
| writer = Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou,
| producer = Pierre Sberro
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"'Rain and Tears'" is a song by the Greek band Aphrodite's Child. The song was included on the band's 1968 debut studio album 'End of the World', and was released as a single in July 1968 on Mercury. It became a major hit across Europe, reaching number one in France, number two in several other countries, and entering the top 30 in the United Kingdom and West Germany.
The song was written by Evangelos Papathanassiou and on the motives of Pachelbel's Canon. The recording was produced by Pierre Sberro.
The song reached no. 2 in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway. In Belgium it reached no. 1 in Wallonia and no. 7 in Flanders. French-Italian singer Dalida recorded the song in three different versions. With French lyrics as "Quelques larmes de pluie" for her French-language album 'Le Temps des Fleurs' (Barclay 80378, 1968), with German lyrics as "Regenzeit Trnenleid" for her German-language album 'Dalida in Deutsch' (Barclay KMLP 316, 1969) and with Italian lyrics as "Lacrime e Pioggia" for her Italian-language album 'Dalida canta in Italiano' (Barclay 80396, 1969).
Track listing
'7" single Mercury 132 501 MFC' (1968, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway)
'7" Single Mercury MF 1039' (1968, UK)
'7" single Mercury RF-1' (1968, Australia)
'7" single Philips SFL-1178' (1968, Japan)
'7" single Mercury 45-4124' (1968, Greece)
: A. "Rain and Tears" (3:08)
: B. "Don't Try to Catch a River" (3:11)
'7" single Mercury 6033 014' (Italy, 1976)
'7" single Mercury 6173 691' (1979, France)
: A. "Rain and Tears" (3:10)
: B. "I Want To Live" (3:30)
'7" single Philips 6060 321' (1982, Belgium)
: A. "Rain And Tears" (3:13)
: B. "Spring, Summer, Winter & Fall" (4:56)
Charts
The Hi-Revving Tongues version
Charts
Awards
* 1969 Loxene Golden Disc Golden Disc Award (main award; awarded to the best single of the year)Demis Roussos version (1987)
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| type = single
| artist = Demis Roussos
| album = The Story of Demis Roussos
| B-side = Summer Wine
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| label = *Zone
*BR Music
| writer = Johann Pachelbel arr. Evangelos Papathanassiou, Boris Bergman
| producer = *Ed Starink
*Bert Van Breda
| prev_title = Quand je t'aime
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Marie Jolie
| next_year = 1987
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A live version by ex-Aphrodite's Child vocalist Demis Roussos was included on his 1987 album 'The Story of Demis Roussos' on the label . The song was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.
The recording was also released as a single from that album (in 1987 on BR Music).
See also
* List of number-one singles of 1968 (France)
References
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