"Making Love in the Rain" is the third single by Herb Alpert from his ''

Keep Your Eye on Me ''Keep Your Eye on Me'' is a pop/R&B/dance album by Herb Alpert, released in 1987. It contains two hit singles, "Diamonds" and " Making Love in the Rain" (both featuring lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith). These Billb ...

'' album. It features lead vocals by

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with back-up vocals by

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. It also features the rare occurrence of Alpert playing a

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, since he normally plays without one. "Making Love in the Rain" was a big success on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, reaching number seven. In the 1987 US ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart, the song is peaked at number 21. The song did moderately well on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 35. For the first time, Jackson included the song during the DJ interlude on the second leg of her 2018

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Charts

Official versions/remixes

* Album version – 5:53 * Instrumental – 5:49 * 12" mix – 5:50 * 7" edit – 3:58

Track listings

;Canada/Japan/US/West Germany 7" single #"Making Love in the Rain" (Edit) #"Rocket to the Moon" ;UK 7" #"Making Love in the Rain" (Edit) #"Making Love in the Rain" (Instrumental) ;UK/West Germany 12" #"Making Love in the Rain" (12" Mix) #"Making Love in the Rain" (Instrumental) #"The Herb Alpert CD Megamix" ;US 12" #"Making Love in the Rain" (12" Mix) #"Diamonds" (Cool Summer Mix) #"Keep Your Eye on Me" (Extended Mix)

Samples

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: "Just Another Day" from the album ''

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'' * Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: "

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" from the album ''Singles'' * Styles P: "Ghost P" from the mixtape ''Ghost in the Machine'' * Stalley: "She Hates The Bass" from the mixtape ''Lincoln Way Heights'' *

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References

1987 singles 1987 songs Janet Jackson songs Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Pop ballads Contemporary R&B ballads Smooth jazz songs 1980s ballads {{1980s-R&B-song-stub