"Rainy Day Doo-Wops"

This compilation gets a high mark for the rarity of many of the selections, including "Lonely Rain" by the Mascots (later known as the O'Jays), released by King Records in 1961. Other obscurities include the Globetrotters' "Rainy Day Bells" and "Rain," "Another Rainy Day" by the Jive Five, Dee Clark's "Raindrops," "It Had to Rain" by the Catalina Six, and Eddie Delmar's "Garden in the Rain." Get the picture? Every song has rain or a form of the word in the title except "Drip Drop" by the Dodgers, "Cloudburst" by the Orlandos, and the Videos' "Trickle, Trickle." (Allmusic)

28 tracks, 72 mins, highly recommended. Excellent collection of doo-wop songs on the subject of rain. Includes the cult favorite Rainy Day Bells by The Globetrotters - a group featuring Meadowlark Lemon of legendary basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters. Rain seems to bring out the sad side of songwriters as this fine collection shows. Also includes Lonely Rain by The Mascots, Drip Drop by The Dogers, The Rain by Marquees, Rain by The Dells, September In the Rain by The Royal Jokers, In The Rain by The Charmers, Let It Rain by The Five Pennies, Listen To The Rain by The Delteens, Walking In The Rain by The Execs and others. Every track is worthwhile and sound quality is excellent. (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:
1. Rainy Day Bells - The Globetrotters 2. Rain - The Jive Five 3. Lonely Rain - The Mascots 4. In The Rain - The Joylarks 5. Drip Drop - The Dodgers 6. Here's That Rainy Day - The Intervals 7. The Rain - The Marquees 8. Walking In The Rain - The Kac Ties 9. Rain - The Dells 10. Raindrops - The Inspirations 11. September In The Rain - The Royal Jokers 12. Cloudburst - The Orlandos 13. In The Rain - The Charmers 14. It's Raining - The Tifanos 15. Let It Rain - The Five Pennies 16. Rain - The Four Clippers 17. Listen To The Rain - The Delteens 18. Trickle Trickle - The Videos 19. Walking In The Rain - The Execs 20. Drip Drop - The Drifters 21. Raindrops - The Vernalls 22. It Had To Rain - The Catalina Six 23. Another Rainy Day - The Jive Five 24. The Rain Starts To Fall - The Parakeets 25. In The Rain/Four Fellows - The Four Fellows 26. Garden In The Rain - Eddie Delmar & Bob Knight Four 27. I Hear The Rain - The Five Kings 28. Raindrops - Dee Clark
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