I'm No Stranger to the Rain

"I'm No Stranger to the Rain"
"I'm No Stranger to the Rain"
Single by Keith Whitley
from the album Don't Close Your Eyes
B-side	"A Day In The Life Of A Fool"
Released	January 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Country
Length	3:33
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Sonny Curtis; Ron Hellard;
Producer(s)	Garth Fundis; Keith Whitley;
Keith Whitley singles chronology

"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" is a song recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in January 1989 as the fifth and final single from his album Don't Close Your Eyes, and was the last single released during Whitley's lifetime. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada.^[1] Joe Diffie covered the song on Whitley's 1995 tribute album. It was written by Sonny Curtis and Ron Hellard.

Music video[]

A music video was filmed for this song. It features Keith and his band playing at the former Douglas Corner Cafe in Nashville.

Chart positions[]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	9
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	7

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6336." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6336." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Keith_Whitley-3] "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[4] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

[5] "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

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Discography
Studio albums	L.A. to Miami Don't Close Your Eyes I Wonder Do You Think of Me Wherever You Are Tonight
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Kentucky Bluebird
Extended plays	A Hard Act to Follow
Notable singles	"Miami, My Amy" "Ten Feet Away" "Homecoming '63" "Hard Livin'" "Some Old Side Road" "Don't Close Your Eyes" "When You Say Nothing at All" "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" "It Ain't Nothin'" "I'm Over You" "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" "Brotherly Love" "Somebody's Doin' Me Right"
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