Tell It to the Rain - Misplaced Pages

"Tell It to the Rain" is a song composed by Mike Petrillo and Chubby Cifelli and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1966 and early 1967. The single reached the #10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The song's arrangement includes a prominent 12-string electric guitar part, as well as sound effects and a crescendo of vocals toward the end.

Cash Box said the single is "loaded with the group’s usual effective sound and infectious arrangement."

Chart history

Chart (1966-67)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles*	60
UK Singles (OCC)	37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	12

(* - Canadian RPM chart data incomplete for early 1967)

References

The Four Seasons; Frankie Valli (1991), Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Internet Archive, Warner Special Products, retrieved 2023-01-30
^ A. Guarisco, Donald. "Tell It to the Rain review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
"secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.
"CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 3, 1966. p. 40. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-12-26. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
"Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1967-01-18. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 28, 1967

v t e The Four Seasons
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Albums	Sherry & 11 Others (1962) The 4 Seasons Greetings (1962) Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons (1963) Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits (1966) The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (1969) Chameleon (1972) Closeup (1975) Who Loves You (1975) Valli (1976) Lady Put the Light Out (1977) Frankie Valli... Is the Word (1978) The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (2002)
Singles	"Bermuda" "Sherry" "Big Girls Don't Cry" "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" "Walk Like a Man" "Ain't That a Shame" "Candy Girl" "New Mexican Rose" "Dawn (Go Away)" "Stay" "Ronnie" "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" "Rag Doll" "Silence Is Golden" "Save It for Me" "Sincerely" "Big Man in Town" "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" "Since I Don't Have You" "Girl Come Running" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" "Let's Hang On!" "Don't Think Twice" "Working My Way Back to You" "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)" "On the Good Ship Lollipop" "I've Got You Under My Skin" "The Proud One" "Tell It to the Rain" "Beggin'" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "C'mon Marianne" "Lonesome Road" "Watch the Flowers Grow" "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" "The Night" "My Eyes Adored You" "Swearin' to God" "I Can't Live a Dream" "Who Loves You" "Our Day Will Come" "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" "Silver Star" "We're All Alone" "Native New Yorker" "I Need You" "Grease" "Spend the Night in Love"
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