The Day the Rains Came (song)

rdf:langString The Day the Rains Came (song)

rdf:langString Le jour où la pluie viendra

rdf:langString "The Day the Rains Came"

rdf:langString Le jour où la pluie viendra

rdf:langString "The Day the Rains Came"

rdf:langString French, English, German, Italian

rdf:langString "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 Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delanoë. Bécaud's version reached #3 in Wallonia, in a tandem ranking, and #20 in Flanders. In the United Kingdom, an English version by Jane Morgan went to number one in 1958. That version also reached #4 in Canada and #7 in Norway. In US, Raymond Lefèvre was first to release the song but only as instrumental under the English name. Lefèvre, Morgan and Dalida were tandemly ranked #14 (Billboard) and #17 (Cash Box), while Lefèvre's and Morgan's versions were marked as bestsellers on both charts (Dalida never recorded the song in English, only her French language original was released in US under the English name). "The day the rains came" also reached #2 on Billboard's sheet music chart. Many covers exist. In French by Les Compagnons de la chanson, Guylaine Guy, Nicole Félix, Jane Morgan, Aïda Aznavour, Claude Luter, Jean Bertola, Philippe Andrey etc. In Italian, as "La pioggia cadrà" with lirycs by Mario Panzeri, by Betty Curtis, Anita Traversi, Nilla Pizzi, , Dalida etc.