Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love was an R&B single in 1972 for the soul trio

Love Unlimited Love Unlimited was a female vocal trio that provided backing vocals for American singer-songwriter Barry White on his albums and concert tours. They also found success with their own recordings. Career Formed in 1969, the group included Barry ...

, a studio group created by singer/producer

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. The main vocalists were female singers Glodean James, her sister, Linda James, and their cousin Diane Taylor. Glodean would eventually become White's wife in 1974; the couple would split up in 1988, though they never

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d. The song is notable for White's vocal appearance as a voice on the telephone. The lush sound and romantic atmosphere led to this becoming Love Unlimited's first hit record, eventually rising to #14 both on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and in the UK, as well as reaching #6 on the Soul Singles chart in the spring of 1972. The record sold over a million copies, thus receiving a

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for its sales. It would precede White's debut as a solo act on the Billboard charts by one year, when he hit #1 R&B with "

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" in May 1973.

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References

{{Authority control 1972 singles 1972 songs Songs written by Barry White Uni Records singles