European Rain

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"European Rain"
The Big Dish European Rain 1988 single cover.jpg
Single by The Big Dish
from the album Creeping Up on Jesus
B-side"Voodoo Baby"
Released18 July 1988[1]
Length3:48
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Steven Lindsay
Producer(s)Bruce Lampcov
The Big Dish singles chronology
"Christina's World"
(1987) 		"European Rain"
(1988) 		"Faith Healer"
(1988)

"European Rain" is a song by Scottish pop band The Big Dish, which was released in 1988 as the lead single from their second studio album Creeping Up on Jesus. The song was written by Steven Lindsay and produced by Bruce Lampcov.

"European Rain" reached No. 78 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.[2]

Background[]

"European Rain" was written and recorded after the band's label, Virgin, felt the existing material being recorded for Creeping Up on Jesus lacked hit single potential. Lindsay told New Musical Express in 1991, "We hated it. It was more or less written to order, and maybe it was just as well that it wasn't a hit or we would have been trapped and expected to write the same sort of rubbish over and over again."[3]

Critical reception[]

On its release as a single, Music & Media described "European Rain" as "a charming and infectious pop song, well produced by Bruce Lampcov".[4] Jerry Smith of Music Week considered it a "strong, dramatic number" with a "smooth American-style sound" which he felt "gives them a good opportunity to break through this time".[5] In a review of Creeping Up on Jesus, Jim Krajewski of the Reno Gazette-Journal wrote, "'European Rain' is the most likely cut to become the first single heard on the airways because it has that sound that Top 40 radio programmers seem to like."[6]

Track listing[]

7" single
  1. "European Rain" – 3:48
  2. "Voodoo Baby" – 4:08
12" single
  1. "European Rain" – 3:48
  2. "Voodoo Baby" – 4:08
  3. "Time On Your Own" – 4:03
10" single (limited edition)
  1. "European Rain" – 3:48
  2. "Voodoo Baby" – 4:08
  3. "Time On Your Own" – 4:03
  4. "Swimmer" – 5:22
CD single
  1. "European Rain" – 3:48
  2. "Voodoo Baby" – 4:08
  3. "Time On Your Own" – 4:03
  4. "Slide" – 5:06

Personnel[]

Production

  • Bruce Lampcov – producer, engineer
  • The Big Dish – producers on "Voodoo Baby" and "Time On Your Own"
  • Ian Ritchie – producer on "Swimmer" and "Slide"
  • Chris Sheldon – engineer on "Swimmer" and "Slide"

Other

  • VIVID I.D. – design
  • Ewan Fraser – photography

Charts[]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 78

References[]

  1. ^ "RockTalk". The Courier and Advertiser. 21 July 1988. p. 12.
  2. ^ "BIG DISH; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Staunton, Terry (16 February 1991). "Extreme noise tureen". New Musical Express.
  4. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 August 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "A&R: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 July 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Krajewski, Jim (7 May 1989). "Record reviews". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 7C.
  7. ^ "Big Dish: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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