Rain (Uriah Heep song)

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"Rain" is a song by the English progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep, which was originally released on their fifth studio album, The Magician's Birthday, in 1972. Though the song was never released as a single, it is one of the most well-known songs from the album. It was written by Ken Hensley, who also performed the keyboard/piano element of the song, with vocals by David Byron. It was the band's first song to utilize only the keyboards/piano and vocals with some additional bass guitar parts. AllMusic said the song was a "lovely piano ballad".^[1] Songwriter Hensley recorded a slightly different version for inclusion on his 1973 debut solo album Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf.

Recording[]

The song was recorded and mixed at Lansdowne Recording Studios, London, in September 1972. It was released on The Magician's Birthday in November of the same year.^[2]

Personnel[]

• David Byron – Vocals
• Ken Hensley – Keyboards, Piano
• Gary Thain – Bass guitar

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics