"The Day the Rains Came" or "Am Tag als der Regen kam" or "La pioggia cadrà" is an adaptation of the French song "Le Jour où la pluie viendra". The latter is a popular song released in 1957, composed and written by

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and

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), known professionally as Pierre Delanoë (), was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavou ...

. Bécaud's version reached number 3 in

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, in a tandem ranking, and number 20 in

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. In the United Kingdom, an English language version by

Jane Morgan Jane Morgan (born Florence Catherine Currier; May 3, 1924) is an American former singer and recording artist of traditional pop. Morgan initially found success in France and the UK before achieving recognition in the US, receiving six gold re ...

went to number one for a week in 1959. That version also reached number 4 in Canada and number 7 in Norway. In the US,

Raymond Lefèvre Raymond Lefèvre (20 November 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer. Biography and career Born on 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his interpretation o ...

was the first to release the song, but as instrumental under the English title. The song made number 14 on the ''

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'' Honor Roll of Hits and number 17 on the

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chart, while Lefèvre's and Morgan's versions were marked as bestsellers on both charts.

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Some ...

's French language original was released in US under the English title. "The Day the Rains Came" also reached number 2 on Billboard's

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chart. There have been many covers of the song. In French, it has been recorded by

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, Guylaine Guy, Nicole Félix,

, Aïda Aznavour,

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and Philippe Andrey; in Italian, as "La pioggia cadrà" with lyrics by

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, by

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, ,

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and Dalida.

Dalida's version

Dalida's version was also an international success. She recorded it for the first time in 1957 and was among the first places in the rankings in France where the song was released on the A side of a 45 rpm maxi with "

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". Also the song was a #1 hit in Germany and a major success of her career with more than 1,000,000 units sold worldwide. On July 15, 1959, the German music magazine

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was published with Dalida on the cover. The magazine judged Dalida's hit as "a won battle for the cultivated, sophisticated hit".Uwe Lechner, ''Der Musikmarkt, 30 Jahre Singlehitparade'', 1989, S. 4.

was credited in 1984 as ''créatrice de la chanson'' − expression used in France for the original performer.

Charts

References

1957 songs 1957 singles 1958 singles 1959 singles French songs German songs Dalida songs Gilbert Bécaud songs Songs with music by Gilbert Bécaud Songs written by Pierre Delanoë Songs with lyrics by Ernst Bader Jane Morgan songs Songs written by Carl Sigman UK singles chart number-one singles London Records singles {{interwiki extra, Q109042825