"Walking in the Rain" is a Top 10 single and an uncharacteristic ballad from UK

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band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a

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and

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. A Japanese version was also released.

Formats

7-inch single

*''Walking in the Rain'' *''Walking in the Rain (Blues)''

12-inch single

*''Walking in the Rain'' *''Walking in the Rain (Blues)''

Chart position

*UK Singles Chart #7

History

"Walking in the Rain" was a Top 10 single for Modern Romance and was their last

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hit, released in 1983, during the David Jaymes /

Michael J. Mullins Michael J. Mullins (born Michael John Mullins on 9 November 1953) is an English lead vocalist, backing singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of salsa band Modern Romance (1982–85). Modern Romance achieved eight top 40 singles a ...

era. It reached #7 on the UK chart - #1 in Thailand - and can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, '' Trick of the Light'' (1983) and ''

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. It can also be found on the Japanese compilation, ''Juanita'' (1983).

Genre

"Walking in the Rain" is a soulful - and bluesy - wistful ballad in-keeping with the band's change from the traditional Salsa music style, something they were trying to shake. The song features the distinctive trumpet-driven sounds of

John Du Prez John Du Prez (born Trevor Jones; 14 December 1946) is a British musician, conductor and composer. He was a member of the 1980s salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several film scores including ''Oxford Blues'' (1984), '' ...

.Modern Romance, Discography, ''Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm'' from ''Trick of the Light''. Accessed April 28, 2011.

Personnel

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*David Jaymes -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Robbie Jaymes -

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

*Paul Gendler -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

*Andy Kyriacou -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

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References

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