''Laughter in the Rain'' is a 1974 British album by American pop star

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. It was released in the UK in 1974 on the

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label. The album was recorded in the US at Clover Recording Studios in

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over the course of several sessions from November–December 1973. The album entered the UK charts on 22 June 1974 rising to No.17 and stayed in the charts for 10 weeks. The album gained a Silver Certificate from the BPI. Several songs from this album were imported into the United States for the

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album ''

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'' in the fall of 1974. The album contains Sedaka's tribute to American actress and singer

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. She had died just a few months earlier.

Track listing

Side one

# " The Immigrant"* # "A Little Lovin'"* # "Sad Eyes"* # "Flame" # "

Laughter in the Rain "Laughter in the Rain" is a song composed and recorded by Neil Sedaka, with lyrics by Phil Cody. It includes a 20-second saxophone solo by Jim Horn. Background The song was released on Elton John's Rocket Records. After hearing a version of "L ...

" * # "For the Good of the Cause"**

Side two

# "The Way I Am"* # "Going Nowhere" # "Love Ain't an Easy Thing"** # "Betty Grable"*** # "Endlessly"**

Charts

Notes

* The songs marked with an asterisk were incorporated in ''

''. * The songs marked with a double asterisk were bonus tracks on Varese Serebande's 1997 CD reissue of ''Sedaka's Back'' * The song marked with a triple asterisk was a bonus track on Varese Serebande's 1998 CD reissue of ''

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CD re-issue

In 2013, Polydor authorized a 24-bit digitally remastered CD of "Laughter In The Rain" and issued it in selected

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countries.

References

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