The Rain, The Park and Other Things
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"The Rain, the Park & Other Things" is a 1967 hit single from the American
pop group
The Cowsills
. The score and lyrics were co-written by Artie Kornfield and Steve Duboff and recorded by The Cowsills in 1967.
With this hit, the band became popular internationally, and the single reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts
. The single cemented the group's popularity and selling some three million copies over the years. It ties with 1969's "Hair
" as the group's biggest hit, as both reached No. 2 in the U.S.
"The Rain, the Park & Other Things" is one of the few hit vocal songs in which the title is not mentioned in the lyrics.
United States
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Pop music
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The Cowsills
The Cowsills
The Cowsills are an American singing group from Newport, Rhode Island. They specialized in harmonies and the ability to sing and play music at an early age. The band was formed in the spring of 1965 by brothers Bill, Bob, and Barry, then shortly thereafter added John...
. The score and lyrics were co-written by Artie Kornfield and Steve Duboff and recorded by The Cowsills in 1967.
With this hit, the band became popular internationally, and the single reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The single cemented the group's popularity and selling some three million copies over the years. It ties with 1969's "Hair
Hair (song)
"Hair" is the title song to the 1968 musical Hair, as well as the 1979 film version of the musical.The song was a major hit single for The Cowsills in 1969 and their most successful single. Their version spent two weeks at #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" as the group's biggest hit, as both reached No. 2 in the U.S.
"The Rain, the Park & Other Things" is one of the few hit vocal songs in which the title is not mentioned in the lyrics.